Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – June 17, 2024 – How is Halton Preventing Spread of West Nile Virus?
Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms.
At the end of the month, we publish a roundup of those most pressing questions we’ve received in the weeks prior.
Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – June 17, 2024
Q: What is Halton Region doing to help prevent the spread of West Nile Virus this summer?
Halton Region Public Health has been conducting a mosquito larviciding program since May 13 (and continuing until Oct. 31), under the direction of Dr. Deepika Lobo, Halton Region Medical Officer of Health, to reduce the incidence of West Nile virus (WNV) in the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton and the Town of Oakville.
Larviciding in Standing Water
The biological larvicide, VectoBac 200G (PCP# 18158, granular) or VectoBac 1200L (PCP# 21062, liquid), is being applied to affected standing water on public lands in urban areas, where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present. Signs will be posted at each location indicating when and where the larvicide has been applied.
Larviciding in Catch Basins
Where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present, the larvicide Altosid Pellets (PCP# 21809, pellet), *Altosid Granules (PCP # 22676), Altosid XR Briquets (PCP# 27694, ingot) or Vectolex WSP (PCP# 28009, pouch) will be placed by hand into catch basins. All larvicides will be applied by Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks licensed applicators or technicians.
For the locations and dates of treatment, and for more information about West Nile virus, please visit halton.ca
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