{"id":30042,"date":"2026-09-18T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=30042"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:32:54","slug":"public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-to-occur-in-baltimore-county-and-prince-georges-county-on-september-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2026\/09\/18\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-to-occur-in-baltimore-county-and-prince-georges-county-on-september-20\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLIC NOTICE: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity to Occur in Baltimore County and Prince George\u2019s County on September 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 18, 2026)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in cooperation with the Baltimore County Health Department and the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will expand mosquito control services in areas due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultra-Low Volume truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the evening of <\/span><b>Sunday, September 20, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Nottingham, covering the radius from Hartford Road to Oak White Road to Magledt Road and back to Harford Road (please see the below map).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2026\/09\/18\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-to-occur-in-baltimore-county-and-prince-georges-county-on-september-20\/attachment\/balt_hwnv_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1024\" 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;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Balt_HWNV_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?fit=760%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30049 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C240\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/Balt_HWNV_2-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultra-Low Volume truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is planned for the evening of <\/span><b>Sunday, September 20, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Laurel, covering the radius from Montgomery Street to Baltimore-Washington Boulevard to Nest Court to First Baptist Lane (please see the map <a href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/plants-pests\/Documents\/LaurelHarrison2026.jpg\">here<\/a>).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spraying will occur <b>after 9:00 p.m. ET<\/b> in both locations. In the event of inclement weather, spraying will be rescheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026. Any existing spray exemptions in the area will be temporarily suspended.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MDA Mosquito Control Program personnel will use a permethrin-based solution that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/mosquitocontrol\/permethrin-resmethrin-d-phenothrin-sumithrinr-synthetic-pyrethroids-mosquito-control\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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, MDA recommends avoiding outdoor activities during spraying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span 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:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\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 bird baths 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.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><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\">. Please contact MDA\u2019s Mosquito Control Program with any questions or concerns at (410) 841-5870.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b># # #<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 18, 2026) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), in cooperation with the Baltimore County Health Department and the Prince George\u2019s County Health Department, will expand mosquito control services in areas due to a public health concern over the potential for mosquito-borne diseases. Ultra-Low Volume truck-based spraying to control adult mosquitoes is<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2026\/09\/18\/public-notice-unscheduled-mosquito-control-activity-to-occur-in-baltimore-county-and-prince-georges-county-on-september-20\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":283,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[403,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mda-newsroom","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30042","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\/283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30042"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30061,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30042\/revisions\/30061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}