A county vector control helicopter on
Wednesday, Aug. 28 will be dropping anti-mosquito pellets at various spots
along the San Diego River including Santee.
It will be the eight mosquito pellet application so far this year, with a final drop scheduled for Sept. 18.
Local drop sites include Town Center, Carlton Oaks, Sycamore Creek and
Lake Kumeyaay, as well as three locations in Lakeside.
The rice-sized pellets contain two types of bacteria that, while harmless
to humans and wildlife, kill mosquito larvae before the insects can develop
into biting adults.
The county Department of Environmental Health pays for the program to
help control West Nile virus, which is spread to humans by mosquitoes that have
fed on infected animals. The virus was detected in dead birds that were found
earlier this month in Encinitas and El Cajon and in July in Carlsbad, Ramona
and Lakeside.Click here for more information on West Nile virus
