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Frisco confirms 6th West Nile positive mosquito pool
Frisco officials confirmed another two mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile virus—the city’s fifth and sixth positives this month—in an Aug. 30 city news release. According to the release, the two positives were confirmed at the following locations: • Near Oakbrook Park, its second positive of the season • Along Panther Creek Parkway A third-party contractor ground sprayed overnight in some areas of the neighborhoods surrounding the positives Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, according to the release. Ground spraying uses adulticide, a mosquito-specific insecticide, to decrease the number of adult mosquitoes as much as possible, according to Frisco’s Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan. Adulticides do not harm humans or pets when used correctly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only the areas around the four most recent positives have been sprayed as of Sept. 4.
Going forward To limit the chance of being bit by a mosquito, the Texas Depart- ment of State Health Services recommends residents take the following precautions: • Wear: Wear long sleeves and pants outside at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active. • Apply: Use insect repellants if outside. Approved repellents contain DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus. • Remove: Drain standing water that collects in bird baths, French drains, clogged gutters, saucers under potted plants and splash blocks. The mosquitoes that carry the virus can breed in stagnant water. The city tracks its West Nile virus positives and spray areas on a public map, which keeps a record of mosquito testing dating back to September 2018. The six confirmed positives so far are the city’s first since 2022, which saw 13 cases during the city’s May 1-Nov. 15 mosquito testing season.
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