Mosquito Spray Schedule

Memphis sent this bulletin at 08/14/2023 08:44 AM CDT
City of Memphis Mayors Office Neighborhood Concerns

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

Bookmark and Share

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

August 14, 2023 

CONTACT: Joan Carr 

OFFICE: (901) 222-9010  

   

HEALTH DEPARTMENT MOSQUITO CONTROL ACTIVITIES  

SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 14, 2023 

 

SHELBY COUNTY, TN – The Shelby County Health Department’s Mosquito Control Program routinely traps and tests mosquitoes for the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) as a part of a comprehensive program to limit the spread of the virus through Shelby County.  

Mosquito Control activities begin in February each year, with the application of larvicides to ditches and standing bodies of water in order to kill mosquito larvae and decrease the adult mosquito population. These treatments are a very effective way of reducing mosquito populations. Please view our ArcGIS story map that details our mosquito control prevention work throughout the year. 

Additionally, Mosquito Control conducts truck-mounted spraying to control the spread of adult mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus. Mosquitoes positive for West Nile virus have been detected in zip codes: 38108, 38122, 38128, 38120, 38119, 38117, 38118, 38109, 38111, 38115, 38125, 38141, 38133, 38134, 38016, 38018, 38141, 38017, 38125, 38138, and 38139. There have been two (2) human West Nile Virus cases reported so far in 2023. Truck-mounted spraying for mosquitoes is one of many mosquito control activities conducted by SCHD’s Vector Control Program. Weather permitting*, SCHD will conduct truck-mounted spraying of EPA-approved insecticides, in the following ZIP codes according to this schedule:  

Monday, August 14, 2023:    

8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.   

ZIP Codes: 38108, 38122, 38128, 38120, 38119, 38117, 38118, 38109 

Route Map: https://arcg.is/18PKO 

Tuesday, August 15, 2023:   

8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.   

ZIP Codes: 38122, 38117, 38120, 38111, 38115, 38125, 38141 

Route Map: https://arcg.is/D8yev 

 

Wednesday, August 16, 2023:          

8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.   

ZIP Codes: 38133, 38134, 38016, 38018 

Route Map: https://arcg.is/0jDb5L1 

 

Thursday, August 17 2023: 

8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.   

ZIP Codes: 38141, 38017, 38125, 38138, 38139 

Route Map: https://arcg.is/Gf9P80  

Friday, August 18, 2023: 

5:00-6:00 a.m. 

ZIP Code: 38109 

Route Map: https://arcg.is/0eOTam 

 

Individuals with chronic health problems including asthma or other lung conditions may want to remain indoors during spraying. Citizens who do not want their residences to be sprayed should contact the Vector Control Program by emailing Vector.Control@shelbycountytn.gov or calling (901) 222-9715.  

 

* To ensure the insecticide is most effective, the scheduled spraying will be canceled if any of the following weather conditions are present for the majority of the schedule spray time: 

  • Rain chance of 65% or greater  
  • Wind speeds 11mph or greater  
  • Temperature less than 60 degrees Fahrenheit   

Follow @ShelbyTNHealth on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for the most up-to-date cancellations of any scheduled sprayings.  

-End- 

 

F