DeSoto County uses aerial mosquito treatment following Hurricane Milton

Writer: Nicholas Karsen
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Credit: DeSoto County

If you hear airplanes in DeSoto County during the evening and early morning hours, don’t be alarmed. An aerial team is treating the area for mosquitos.

Due to Hurricane Milton’s impacts, county officials deployed the airplanes starting on Thursday to control high levels of adult flying mosquitoes.

According to a post on the DeSoto County Facebook account, the treatments are a large part of this response to provide immediate relief for responders implementing ongoing recovery efforts and to protect human health.

The treatment will occur during Thursday and Friday’s early and sunset hours, weather permitting.

In addition to the aerial treatments, residents are encouraged to use EPA-registered mosquito repellents to prevent bites and check their yards for containers holding standing water, such as bird baths, clogged gutters, kid toys, rain barrels, and tarps.

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