Public Information Officer Kate McGwire from Ada County u00b7 

Ada County Neighbors, 

The spring flooding has created the perfect habitat for mosquitoes. Over 6000 mosquitoes have been found so far this year, that’s more than all of 2016 and doesn’t count the larvae. 

The Board of County Commissioners and Mosquito Abatement officials made the decision to use aerial applications to fight this infestation. Adulticiding and Larviciding are the two applications we will use. This is a proactive move to combat the threat of West Nile Virus (WNV). Please note, WNV has not been found in Ada County, yet. We do expect with these numbers to, unfortunately, have mosquitoes test positive. WNV poses a serious risk of human infections once it reaches our area. Fogging is very effective but it simply cannot cover enough area to stay ahead of this problem under these conditions. 

Weather permitting, aerial applications will begin tonight about 30 minutes after dusk. They will continue tomorrow evening (6/28) and Thursday evening (6/29). The specific areas are around the Boise River where we had so much trouble with flooding, including parts of Eagle, Eagle Island, Boise and Star. 

To see the detailed maps and read about the products used for adulticing (adult mosquito treatment) and larviciding (immature mosquito treatment) please visit our Mosquito Abatement page www.adacounty.id.gov/Mosquito-Abatement. You can also use the Mosquito Tracker link to see if WNV has been found in any of our 160 surveillance sites. On this page, you can sign up for No Spray Requests. This only applies to fogging (the trucks driving down your streets spraying) and not aerial applications. 

These products are not harmful to humans or pets. If you do have a garden, all you need to do is wash your produce as your normally would before consuming. Beekeepers just need to cover the bees each evening. 

Thank you, 
Ada County