This is the latest press release received concerning West Nile Virus and mosquitoes in West Manheim.
The West Nile Virus team will be spraying Biomist 3+15 during the evening hours this date. They will be doing ground spraying using a white pick-up truck.
The areas targeted are the Lutheran Retirement Village area and the Southpointe area. The spray concentration will be less than what homeowners use from what they purchase at a garden center.
PRESS RELEASE
Penn State Cooperative Extension
112 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2010
CONTACT: Thomas Smith
Penn State Cooperative Extension - York County
West Nile Virus Program Coordinator
717-840-2375
Mosquito Collections from West Manheim Township and York Township Test Positive for West Nile Virus in York County
Mosquito samples collected by Penn State Cooperative Extension staff on August 10, 2010 in West Manheim Township and on August 11, 2010 in York Township have tested positive for West Nile virus by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. For 2010, these are the first mosquito collections to test positive for West Nile virus in York County. Additional surveillance and mosquito trapping in West Manheim Township and York Township is being performed by Penn State Cooperative Extension staff and PA DEP staff.
Certain species of mosquitoes carry West Nile virus, which, when transmitted to people, can cause West Nile encephalitis, an infection that can result in an inflammation of the brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all residents of areas where virus activity has been identified are at risk of getting West Nile encephalitis.
All residents, businesses, developers and farmers need to be responsible and help eliminate mosquitoes. Please inspect your property for sources of stagnant water that can collect in tarps, tires, buckets, construction debris, trash, pools, plastic toys, gutters, watering troughs and birdbaths. Eliminating these sources of stagnant water is the best method to reduce mosquito populations that can transmit West Nile virus. Additional sources for breeding mosquitoes can be rain barrels and ornamental ponds. Rain barrels need to be completely screened. Ornamental ponds and fountains need to be stocked with fish or treated with a bacterial larvicide available at most hardware stores.
Twenty counties in Pennsylvania have now collected mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile. As a reminder there have been human cases of West Nile Virus every year in York County since 2002.
For more information about reducing mosquitoes in York County call the Penn State Cooperative Extension - York County West Nile Program office at (717) 840-2375.
For information about West Nile Virus symptoms in humans, contact the Department of Health at 1-877-PA-HEALTH, or visit the PA State West Nile web site at www.westnile.state.pa.us.
York Water Restoration Procedures
York Water anticipates that all residents will be connected to public water by June 1, 2010 and restoration work will be completed after customers connect.
Any resident who has questions can contact York Water Customer Service Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm PHONE 717.845.3601 (TOLL FREE: 800.750.5561) or on line at www.yorkwater.com and click on 'contact us' button.
After Hours Emergencies
717.848.2984
The York Water Company
130 East Market Street
Box 15089
York, PA 17405-7089
In December, Governor Rendell launched www.heretohelp.pa.gov, a new online resource for Pennsylvanians. The Web site allows citizens to find the resources they need through existing government programs to help make ends meet during these difficult economic times.
