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Town reschedules spraying operations
By Chris Roark, Staff Writer
Less than two weeks after Flower Mound confirmed its first case of West Nile Virus this year, the town is set to spray again after another test returned positive.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Wednesday that a mosquito collected near the 4000 block of High Road in west Flower Mound has tested positive for carrying the virus.
As a result, the town will spray for mosquitoes between 10 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday in the area where the mosquito was collected, which is south of Cross Timbers Road, east of Post Oak Road and west of Shiloh Road. Residents in the affected neighborhoods will be notified with community signs and are encouraged to stay inside during those times if possible.
Precautions during the spraying process include staying indoors during the event, closing windows, washing outside toys, play equipment and furniture with soap and water prior to use, covering fish ponds, bringing pets indoors and washing exposed fruits and vegetables before eating.
If the spray should contact eyes or skin, residents are encouraged to rinse their eyes with water or saline solution and to wash their skin with soap and water.
There are no special precautions or waiting periods recommended for swimming pools.
The insecticide used is applied at ultra-low levels. It breaks down quickly and does not leave a toxic residue, officials said.
Flower Mound Environmental Services responds to all mosquito concerns by inspecting the suspected area, applying larvicidal treatment of any potential mosquito breeding areas and eliminating standing water.
The spraying operations may be rescheduled in the case of bad weather.
Flower Mound collected a mosquito earlier this month near the 3000 block of Old Settlers Road.
The town has been testing mosquitoes once a week every week for about the last three years.
They're either based on random testing or on citizen complaints so that the town can put the tests where they need to be, said Perry Robinson, the town's environmental health services manager.
So far, there have been no reports of human contact with the West Nile Virus this year in Flower Mound.
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