Adulticiding Schedule:
Adulticiding, or what is commonly referred to as fogging, is a necessary aspect of an integrated mosquito management program. Adulticiding is used to reduce mosquito populations that have matured and are capable of flight (the larger percentage of Benton County MCD's program is larviciding, or controlling mosquitoes while in an immature stage in stagnant waters).
While adulticiding can be an effective tool and generally provides a certain level of control in a timely manner, it is susceptible to a number of factors. Wind speed (too high), temperatures (too cold or too hot), access (being able to physically drive to areas where the mosquitoes are located) and timing (maximizing mosquito exposure while minimizing exposure to people, pets, etc) are all considerations that can affect the performance of adulticiding. Consequently, these and other factors may prevent us from performing an adulticiding event on the night and in the location that we have listed below.
All adulticiding in cities (residential only) that fall into Benton County Mosquito Control District's jurisdiction are listed below. Control efforts are often performed in non-populated areas to help reduce mosquito populations before reaching people. These sites are not updated on the website.
The vast majority of adulticiding will be conducted around sunset, during nighttime hours and/or possibly early morning (around sunrise).
Aerial spraying in response to increased adult mosquito populations is scheduled for Tuesday night, August 3rd, 2010. Spray is weather dependent and may begin at sunset and generally continues up to 4 hours after the start of spraying. Click on Treatment Area Maps to view the proposed spray blocks. Thank you.
Treatment Area Maps (click the button to the right) provide a general overview of areas that will be sprayed but can vary from the actual route.
Scheduled Date for Adulticiding: Friday July 30, 2010
Benton City:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Benton City
Finley:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Finley
Grandview:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Grandview
Kennewick:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Kennewick
Mabton:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Mabton
Prosser:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Prosser
Richland:
- No adulticiding is scheduled for Richland
West Richland:
- Adulticiding is scheduled for LC Route; All areas west of Twin Bridges Road, east of Carel Lane, north to Harrington and south to Ruppert.
- Adulticiding is scheduled for Harrington Road, Yakima River Drive and side streets.
- Adulticiding is scheduled for Weidle, Northstar and sections of Snively.