2008 News

July 30, 2008

Bucks County Health Department to Spray for Mosquitoes in Bristol Twp.  on The Evening of July 31

As an ongoing public-safety outreach of its routine environmental treatment program, the Bucks County Health Department advises residents of the Edgely and Bath Rd. sections of Bristol Twp. that technicians will be applying adult mosquito spray beginning at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, weather permitting. The spraying will be conducted in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The first area to be addressed includes a section of the Edgely neighborhood off of Edgely Rd. encompassing Woodside Ave., Airport Rd., Hartel St., Hardy St. and Hanford St. The second area will include several streets off of Bath Rd. between the northern border of Brookside Ave. and the southern border of Fayette Dr.

According to the county Health Department, the application will involve less than one ounce of pesticide per acre, which will have no effect on pets or pools.

For more information about West Nile Virus, please call the Bucks County Department of Health at 215-345-3318 or toll free at 1-877-477-4492. Details about West Nile Virus are also available by clicking the Health Department link on the county Web site, www.BucksCounty.org.