Denton County health authorities are swinging into action with some serious mosquito busting this weekend after finding West Nile Virus rears its ugly head in one of their traps. If you're in the area west of Copper Canyon and north of Double Oak, watch out for trucks spewing anti-mosquito fog, the Denton County Public Health (DCPH) warns.
The situation's urgent enough that they're planning to fog the entire area not just one night, but for three straight nights starting Friday, May 31 from 9 PM to the crack of dawn at 5 AM. This is the same song and dance on Saturday and Sunday, so you best be ready. Weather permitting, mosquitos won't know what hit them, but that's not all, folks are being told to drain any stagnant water – where these pests love to breed – quicker than you can say 'mosquito dunk,' according to detailed plans posted on Denton County, Texas.
Word of advice if you don't fancy mosquito bites or worse, make sure you're decked out in long sleeves and pants, the kind of getup you wouldn't usually wear in the Texas heat, and slather EPA-approved repellent like it's going out of style – you're going to want ingredients like DEET, Picaridin, or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, so says the DCPH. And if you're living smack dab in the spray zone, keep an eye out for those emergency alerts and street signs giving you the 411.
To top it all off, if you want to nerd out on mosquitos and West Nile Virus, they've put up maps, the latest updates, and facts that'll make you an expert at your next backyard shindig on the DCPH West Nile Virus website, so check it out and stay safe.
