{"id":1047784,"date":"2026-09-06T23:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T23:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1047784\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T23:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T23:33:15","slug":"health-department-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-fairmount-department-of-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1047784\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Department to Spray for Mosquitoes in Fairmount | Department of Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA\u2014The Philadelphia Department of Public Health\u2019s Vector Control staff will apply treatments to control adult mosquitoes in Fairmount during the early morning hours on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at or around dusk. If there is any inclement weather, the treatment will be postponed and rescheduled for the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The treatments will be administered via a truck-mounted machine spraying fine aerosol droplets. The mist stays aloft and kills mosquitoes on contact. The truck-mounted operation will spray\u00a0Duet Dual Action Adulticide,\u00a0a synthetic pyrethroid. This product has no residual effects and evaporates quickly into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Samples taken by Vector Control staff in the targeted area have shown adult mosquito populations that can potentially carry the West Nile virus.\u00a0Because certain\u00a0mosquito species carry West Nile virus,\u00a0individuals are urged to take personal protection precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. Many mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn. Be sure to use insect repellent with an EPA-registered active ingredient and wear long sleeves and pants at these times or consider staying indoors during these hours.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals can take\u00a0measures around the home to help\u00a0eliminate\u00a0mosquito-breeding areas, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removing things that can catch and hold water, like trash cans, plastic containers, or pots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Drilling holes in the bottom of outdoor trash cans and recycling containers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Turning over plastic baby pools at the end of the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Having clogged roof gutters cleaned; roof gutters can produce millions of mosquitoes each season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Changing the water in birdbaths\u00a0frequently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleaning and chlorinating swimming pools; a swimming pool left untended by a family on vacation for a month can produce enough mosquitoes to result in a neighborhood-wide problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To prevent mosquito bites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure screens fit tightly over doors and windows to keep mosquitoes out of homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants,\u00a0and socks when outdoors, particularly when mosquitoes are most active, or in areas known to have large numbers of mosquitoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When possible, reduce outdoor exposure at dawn and dusk,\u00a0which are\u00a0peak mosquito periods,\u00a0from\u00a0April through October.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use insect repellents according to the manufacturer\u2019s instructions. An effective repellent will\u00a0contain\u00a0DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.<\/li>\n<li>Consult with a pediatrician or family physician about the use of repellent on children. (Repellent is not recommended for children under the age of two months.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/dep\/programs-and-services\/bureau-of-labs\/vector-management\/mosquitoes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>state\u2019s mosquito surveillance and control program<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-414292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fiarmount-ULV-Spray-Map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"431\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA\u2014The Philadelphia Department of Public Health\u2019s Vector Control staff will apply treatments to control adult mosquitoes in Fairmount&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1047784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-america","tag-pa","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117226715857929167","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}