Worcester Vector Spray Event July 31, 2018
Worcester 2018: updated 7/26/18 6:48am
Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus were confirmed July 25 in a surveillance trap set July 19 by CMMCP in the center-west part of town. Working with the Worcester Department of Health, truck-mounted Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) spraying is scheduled in the area below on July 31 after sunset.
Catch basins were treated in this area in this area to stop emergence of mosquito species that can carry WNV, and additional surveillance traps have been set up to gauge population density and determine if additional virus can be isolated.
It’s important to note that spraying can only reduce but not eliminate the threat of mosquito-borne illness in the areas that are sprayed. That’s why it’s important for individuals to continue to take personal precautions against mosquito bites — both before and after any spraying is conducted.
STREET LISTING:
AMHERST ST | JUNE ST |
BANCROFT TOWER RD | KINNICUTT RD |
BEECHING ST | KINNICUTT RD S |
BEECHMONT ST | LEE ST |
BERKMANS ST | LENOX ST |
BROWNELL ST | LONGFELLOW RD |
CALMIA ST | LONGWORTH RD |
CHALMERS RD | LOVELL ST |
CHAMBERLAIN PKWY | LULL ST |
CHIPPEWA RD | MABELLE ST |
COLONIAL RD | MANILA ST |
COMMODORE RD | MARMON PL |
COOLIDGE RD | MIDLAND ST |
COOMBS RD | MONROE AVE |
COPLEY RD | MORNINGSIDE RD |
CORNELL ST | MORNINGSIDE TER |
CRESWELL RD | MT HOPE TER |
CRICKET LN | NEVADA ST |
EDGEWOOD ST | NEWTON AVE |
ELLIS DR | NEWTON AVE N |
ELMWOOD ST | PARK AVE |
FARNUM ST | PINE TREE DR |
FARNUM TER | PINE TREE LN |
FEDERAL PL | PLEASANT ST |
FRANCONIA ST | RICHARDSON TER |
GERMAIN ST | RICHMOND AVE |
GINGERBREAD TRL | S LENOX ST |
GREENLEAF TER | SALISBURY CRAG |
HADWEN LN | ST ELMO RD |
HADWEN RD | SUBURBAN RD |
HAVILAND ST | SUN VALLEY DR |
HERBERT RD | TERRACE DR |
HIGHLAND ST | URECO TER |
HIGHLAND TER | VALLEY HILL DR |
HOWATSON WAY | VALLEY HILL LN |
HOWLAND TER | VASSAR ST |
HUNTLEY ST | WESTBROOK RD |
INSTITUTE RD | WESTLAND ST |
INTERVALE RD | WETHERELL ST |
IVANHOE RD | WINIFRED AVE |
NOTE: ADDITIONAL AREAS NOT LISTED ABOVE MAY BE SCHEDULED – CHECK HERE AFTER 3PM ON July 31: https://www.cmmcp.org/home/pages/tentative-spray-areas
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