Due to the high numbers of mosquitoes and the detection of West Nile virus in the area, the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District will be fogging by truck and all-terrain vehicle to control adult mosquitoes.

DATE: Thursday, October 15, 2015

LOCATION: Pittsburg

The area to be treated is bordered on the north by Highway 4; on the east by Dover Way and Orinda Circle; on the south by Delta View Golf Club property; and on the west by Sugartree Drive and Santa Maria Drive.

TIME: This area will be fogged between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., weather permitting.

MATERIALS USED: The insecticide to be used is

Pyrocide 7067 applied at a rate of .75 ounces per acre by truck-mounted and ATV-mounted (all-terrain vehicle) ultra-low volume sprayers.

MAP: (For an interactive map, please click here - available shortly after this notification is published)

The Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District utilizes an integrated vector management program which means we use a variety of protocols for controlling mosquitoes. These protocols include public education, physical control such as managing vector habitat, biological control such as mosquitofish, and chemical control such as pesticides.

The majority of the District's mosquito control is completed when mosquitoes are still in their aquatic form, in their water source. Once mosquitoes emerge from the water as adults, the only effective method to control them is by using pesticides. We use only those products registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for the use of mosquito control and protecting public health. They are applied by our trained and certified technicians.

Sincerely,

Craig Downs
General Manager