Longmont officials plan to spray for mosquitoes on Thursday in certain areas of the city, after monitors found West Nile virus in mosquitos in Weld County.
Workers will spray the following areas starting at sunset Thursday: Jim Hamm Nature Area, Sandstone Ranch, Union Reservoir, Izaak Walton Park and Great Western Cattail Court.
Workers will continue to spray through the evening or early morning, weather permitting.
Longmont contracts with Vector Disease Control International to conduct spraying, which is triggered when traps in areas exceed 150 mosquitoes per trap and West Nile virus mosquitoes are discovered in Larimer, Boulder or Weld counties.
Vector Disease Control International maintains a database of Longmont residents who have made shutoff requests so that their properties are not sprayed when city spraying is scheduled. To request a shutoff, fill out the form at the bottom of the webpage at vdci.net/colorado or call 877-428-5908.
