Double Dose of Mosquito Spraying Set For New Bedford

City of New Bedford - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has notified the New Bedford Health Department that a primarily bird-biting/occasional mammal biting mosquito has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the area of Washburn and Logan Streets in New Bedford.  MDPH also reported positive EEE pools were found in Freetown.

In response, the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying early on the morning of Thursday, September 11, 2014 in the area where the positive result was obtained as well as other areas of the city including Fort Taber, Brooklawn Park, Buttonwood Park, Hazelwood Park, Riverside Park, the Poor Farm Area, Clasky Common Park, Ashley Park and Ben Rose Field. 

In addition, Bristol County Mosquito control will conduct spraying in the areas of Industrial Park and Sassaquin Avenue on Friday, September 12, 2014.

On both Thursday and Friday, spraying will be conducted between 2:00 am and sunrise, weather permitting. Residents in the vicinity of the targeted areas may wish to close their windows this evening prior to spraying. 

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project has been conducting increased surveillance in our area to track the potential for EEE and WNV carrying mosquitoes. Mosquito traps are in place to collect additional pools of mosquitoes and monitoring of mosquito populations will be on-going to assess effectiveness of the spraying effort.

Residents are encouraged to request a ground spray by calling the Bristol County Mosquito Control project at (508) 823-5253, between 8:00am - 2:00pm (June - September), or contacting them by E-mail at RequestBristolMCP@comcast.net.