{"id":29202,"date":"2025-08-22T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=29202"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:51:52","slug":"public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-anne-arundel-county-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/08\/22\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-anne-arundel-county-14\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLIC NOTICE:\u00a0Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Anne Arundel County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Public-Notice.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/08\/17\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-in-anne-arundel-county-12\/attachment\/public-notice-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/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\/2025\/08\/Public-Notice.jpg?fit=760%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29180 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=300%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Public-Notice.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Public-Notice.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Spraying Planned for Evenings of August 24 and 25, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 22, 2025)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The\u00a0<strong>Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/strong>, in cooperation with the\u00a0<strong>Anne Arundel County Health Department<\/strong>, will expand mosquito control services in areas due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the following evenings in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><strong>Sunday, August 24, 2025<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Severn<\/strong>\u00a0within a \u00be mile radius of\u00a0<strong>Telegraph Road\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Reece Road\/Donaldson Avenue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Monday, August 25, 2025- City of Annapolis\u00a0within a \u00be mile radius of\u00a0Chesapeake Harbour Drive\u00a0and\u00a0Edgewood Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">MDA Mosquito Control Program personnel will use a permethrin-based solution that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mosquitocontrol\/permethrin-resmethrin-d-phenothrin-sumithrinr-synthetic-pyrethroids-mosquito-control\">has approved<\/a>\u00a0for use in public health mosquito control programs without posing unreasonable risks to human health. However, out of an abundance of caution, MDA recommends avoiding outdoor activities during spraying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not all mosquitoes carry diseases, MDA suggests that residents take precautions to minimize their exposure to mosquito bites. These measures include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Wear long, loose fitting, light colored clothing<\/li>\n<li>Wear insect repellents according to product labels<\/li>\n<li>Avoid mosquito infested areas during prime periods of activity (between dusk and dawn)<\/li>\n<li>Install, inspect, and repair window and door screens in homes and stables<\/li>\n<li>Regularly clean bird baths and bowls for pet food and water<\/li>\n<li>Remove or empty all water-holding containers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">All Marylanders are encouraged to follow MDA\u2019s Facebook feed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MdAgDept\">@MdAgDept<\/a>\u00a0that will post unscheduled spray events and other timely information about mosquito control in Maryland. Routine spray program schedules are available by county on the program&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/plants-pests\/Pages\/mosquito_control.aspx\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: left\">For more information, please call MDA\u2019s Mosquito Control Program at 410-841-5870.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"># # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spraying Planned for Evenings of August 24 and 25, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 22, 2025)\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Maryland Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the\u00a0Anne Arundel County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in areas due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases. 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