From Los Angeles CBS Local
October 2, 2018
FULLERTON (CBSLA) – Due to an increase in West Nile Virus activity, several Fullerton neighborhoods will be sprayed with pesticides this week.
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District reported Tuesday that two people have recently tested positive for West Nile Virus in the Fullerton area, along with 29 mosquito samples which have also tested positive.
Officials have not been able to pinpoint a specific reason for the increase in the West Nile virus activity.
“It could be a number of small backyard sources contributing to that,” said Lora Young with OCMVCD.
This has prompted OCMVCD to spray two areas with a pesticide known as DeltaGard, a water-based mosquito control product. Those areas contain nearly 4,000 properties, the district reported.