Applications will take place between the hours of 9pm and 4am, Sunday through Thursday.
Mosquito control crews have been applying Permanone RTU in residential areas, Parks, Recreation areas, and on the Laramie River Greenbelt Trail. Permanone RTU contains the active ingredients 4% Permethrin and 4% Piperonyl Butoxide. The remaining 92% is an oil based carrier. Pyrocide 7396 will be applied in areas of east Laramie that fall within the Aquifer Protection Overlay (APO). Pyrocide 7396 has the active ingredients 5% natural pyrethrin and 25 % Piperonyl Butoxide. The remaining 70 % is an oil based carrier.
RISK OF WEST NILE VIRUS
City of Laramie Mosquito Control currently rates the risk of West Nile virus (WNv) infection at Level 1-(Remote risk). This rating is based on low vector mosquito numbers and no positive samples in mosquitoes, birds, horses or humans locally.
Wyoming Department of Health is reporting two new West Nile Virus activity this week and two positive mosquito samples in Goshen County for a total of four for the season. Fogging in residential areas is underway and will continue while mosquito numbers are above the threshold level. Vector mosquito numbers continue to be at low levels but citizens are cautioned to use personal protective measures when working or recreating in areas where mosquitoes are likely.
Schedules regarding Mosquito Control and Parks and Cemetery chemical applications for control of weeds and insect pests are available daily on the Mosquito Control and Integrated Pest Management Hotline at 721-5056. The schedule is available at approximately 4pm daily. For further information contact Keith Wardlaw, Mosquito Control Crew Supervisor at 721-5258 or Mike Zook, Parks Manager at 721-5264.
PEST MANAGEMENT IN PARKS
Integrated pest management is continuing applications of herbicides to control weeds and unwanted vegetation in City parks and Recreation areas. Applied chemicals will have a visible blue dye incorporated into the mixture so citizens can distinguish treated areas. Treatment areas will also be signed 24 hours before and after the application.
