Health

Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

| 4:17 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

A batch of mosquitoes collected from the north end of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon adjacent to Del Mar and parts of San Diego recently tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus to people. 

Health
Helicopter dropping larvicide

County to Conduct First Larvicide Drop of 2022

| 9:28 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes

San Diego County is scheduled to carry out its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year Wednesday and Thursday on more than four dozen waterways, to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading disease like West Nile virus.

Health

Monthly Mosquito Larvicide Application Done by Hand Crews This Week

| 11:40 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes

County Vector Control crews will conduct their regular mosquito-fighting larvicide applications this week on dozens of local waterways — but by hand, rather than from the air, because the helicopter used is down for unscheduled maintenance.

Health
Helicopter dropping larvicide

County Conducts First Larvicide Drop; Reminds Public About Mosquito Prevention

| 9:17 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes

The County’s Vector Control Program is scheduled to conduct its first routine mosquito-fighting aerial larvicide drop this week on dozens of waterways to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases like West Nile virus.

Environment

County to Conduct Mosquito Larvicide Drop Thursday

| 3:33 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutes

The County is scheduled to conduct a routine mosquito-fighting, aerial larvicide drop Thursday on more than 30 rivers, streams, ponds and other waterways to kill mosquito larvae. It’s also reminding people to find and dump out standing water in and around homes to keep mosquitoes from breeding.