{"id":24655,"date":"2020-08-24T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=24655"},"modified":"2020-08-24T15:27:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:27:39","slug":"public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2020\/08\/24\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Notice: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Prince George\u2019s County"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2022\/05\/23\/public-notice-department-to-treat-potomac-river-for-black-fly-on-june-17\/attachment\/public-notice\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Public Notice\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?fit=760%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=760%2C380\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/07\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><i>Spraying Planned for Tuesday Evening<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><b>ANNAPOLIS, MD <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in cooperation with the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will expand mosquito control services in parts of Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Edmonston, and Cottage City on Tuesday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the eveni<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ng of <\/span><b>Tuesday, Aug. 25,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> within a three-fourth mile radius of the intersection of Upshur Street and Baltimore Avenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spraying will occur after 7:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, spraying will be rescheduled for the next available evening. Any existing spray exemptions in the area will be temporarily suspended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mosquito Control personnel will use a permethrin-based solution that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mosquitocontrol\/permethrin-resmethrin-d-phenothrin-sumithrinr-synthetic-pyrethroids-mosquito-control\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EPA has approved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for use in public health mosquito control programs without posing unreasonable risks to human health. However, out of an abundance of caution, the department recommends avoiding outdoor activities during spraying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not all mosquitoes carry diseases, the Maryland Department of Agriculture suggests that residents take precautions to minimize their exposure to mosquito bites. These measures include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wear long, loose-fitting, light-colored clothing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wear insect repellents according to product labels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avoid mosquito-infested areas during prime periods of activity (between dusk and dawn)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Install, inspect, and repair window and door screens in homes and stables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regularly clean birdbaths and bowls for pet food and water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remove or empty all water-holding containers\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All Marylanders are encouraged to follow the Department\u2019s Twitter feed <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MdAgMosquito\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@MdAgMosquito<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that will post unscheduled spray events and other timely information about mosquito control in Maryland.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Routine spray program schedules are available by county on the program&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/plants-pests\/Pages\/mosquito_control.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information, call the Department of Agriculture\u2019s Mosquito Control Program at 410-841-5870.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b># # #<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spraying Planned for Tuesday Evening ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in parts of Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Edmonston, and Cottage City on Tuesday evening due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.\u00a0 Ultra-Low Volume (ULV)<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2020\/08\/24\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-prince-georges-county-3\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24656,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655\/revisions\/24656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}