SUMMIT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
MOSQUITO PROGRAM

The Summit County Health Department’s mosquito program will again treat standing water for mosquito larvae. Residents may request this service by calling: 330 923-8856.

In addition, the Health Department will operate a mosquito and disease surveillance program throughout Summit County. The evening spray program of residential streets will start in mid-June. Spraying will generally begin at dusk and proceed until about 1.30 in the morning. By calling (330) 926 5667 you can access the department’s spraying schedule.

During 2005, 592 mosquito traps yielded over 34,000 female mosquitoes that were sent to the Ohio Department of Health Lab in Columbus for testing of encephalitis viruses. 21 mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile Virus.



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This page last updated on: 05/11/2006