COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Public Health trucks will be out early Wednesday and Thursday morning, spraying for mosquitoes in the ongoing battle against the spread of West Nile virus.
On Wednesday, the crews will target two areas near between Karl Road and I-71 north and south of Morse Road and will move to the northeast on Thursday, fogging near Minerva Park and New Albany.
See map of the spraying areas.
The spraying on Wednesday will take place in an area around Woodward Park bounded by Vinewood Drive, Karl Road, Urban Drive and I-71. Spraying will also go on in an area bounded by E. Cooke Road on the north, Karl Road on the east, Zebulon Avenue on the south and I-71.
On Thursday, spraying is scheduled for an area bounded by Omega Drive, Westerville Road, Bennington Avenue and Chanterwood Drive. The second area to be sprayed Thursday is bounded by Pleasant Colony Way, New Albany Road East, State route 161 and Harlem Road.
The spraying is carried out between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m., spokesman Jose Rodriguez said.
The spraying in areas with high mosquito counts and disease presence is part of the effort to control the disease, which also includes trapping mosquitoes, investigating complaints and treating standing water, and.
Rodriguez says weekly spraying areas are determined by mosquito trap results and reports from field staff, the number and type of mosquitoes trapped, the number of infected mosquitoes and evidence of human disease.