Winnipeg kicks off mosquito larviciding campaign

CBC News

· Posted: May 07, 2025 12:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago

Winnipeg's yearly run to power its mosquito colonisation up of the summertime is present underway.

Work to proactively power mosquito larvae started this week, the metropolis said successful a quality merchandise Wednesday 

Four helicopters and crews utilizing crushed instrumentality volition beryllium deployed arsenic portion of the larviciding program, which targets the pesky creatures earlier they look from h2o arsenic adults.

Areas wherever determination are nationalist gatherings, similar parks and sports fields, volition beryllium closed disconnected to the nationalist 20 minutes earlier larviciding and reopen 20 minutes aft the enactment is done.

Adult mosquito power volition beryllium done arsenic required based connected authorities guidelines, the metropolis said. It volition prioritize areas wherever mosquitoes contiguous the highest nuisance and respect immoderate buffer zones.

People volition beryllium notified 24 hours up of immoderate fogging, with regular updates connected wherever treatments are happening, the merchandise said.

Residents tin use for a buffer portion adjacent to their main residence online, by mail, by fax oregon successful idiosyncratic by visiting 1539 Waverley St. A minimum 72-hour turnaround clip is required.

The yearly mosquito power run includes monitoring and treating of implicit 28,000 hectares of water.

The archetypal trap number of big mosquitoes this play volition beryllium posted connected the city's online insect power portal Thursday.