The Bucks County Department of Health in association with the PADEP will be conducting an adult mosquito spray on Friday 7/31 beginning at dusk.  The spray will be conducted jointly in Bristol Township and Falls Township.  The following areas will be sprayed: all of Birch Valley, all of Magnolia Hill and all of Holly Hill sections of Levittown.

The county will be driving a dark green Ford Ranger spray truck with the county logo and BU number 0107 on the side.  There will also be a lead truck, a blue Ford Ranger pickup with similar identification.  The chemical to be used will be Duet applied at the rate of 1 ounce per acre. According to the Pennsylvania DEP, the product is designed to provide quick, effective control of adult mosquito populations. The application material has a very low toxicity profile to mammals and will have negligible impact to non-target insects and the environment.

For additional information about adult mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, please go to http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/. The Bucks County Department of Health can be reached at 215-345-3318.

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