With the temperature finally starting to heat up, we won’t be the only ones spending more time outside, it's about to be mosquito season, and Washoe County taking pro-active measures to limit the number of these pests.
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The helicopter larviciding will cover over 800 acres.
The Washoe County Health District Vector-Borne Disease Prevention Program will conduct its third scheduled mosquito abatement operation on Thursday morning. Helicopter applications of Vectolex and Metalarv will be applied to 850 acres of wetlands.
The Washoe County Health District is preparing to larvicide 1,000 acres of land from Stead to Washoe Valley Thursday morning.