Richmond Co. to spray for mosquitoes, Columbia Co. says it will not

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Richmond County Health Department will use their truck-mounted ULV (ultra-low-volume) sprayers for mosquitoes in Richmond County.

Since Hurricane Helene, an increase in mosquitoes has been reported . To assist with mosquito control during this time, Richmond County Health Department will switch from individual residence spraying to spraying entire streets and neighborhoods.

Residents are encouraged to apply mosquito repellent and avoid going outside at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active. Psorophora mosquitoes are the very large mosquitoes that people have been seeing, and they are often active during the daytime.

Commissioner Sean Frantom posted on his Facebook page about the situation, “Highly recommend wearing bug repellent around the county. We are working on solutions but it will take time to deploy all the resources. We have done 20% of RC with mosquito control.”

To eliminate mosquito breeding habitats, tip and toss any items that hold standing water around a residence.

The Columbia County’s EMA Facebook page , responded to one participant’s question about spraying for mosquitos with the following response:

We will not be spraying for mosquitoes. Lowes and Home Depot have mosquito dunks that seem to be effective in a shallow pool of water. Any other stagnant water, especially smaller pools of water, you notice in plants/children’s toys, tarps, anything that may collect small bits of water need to be dumped. Spraying is not always effective as it goes where the wind blows. For more information, you can call 311.

Columbia County, GA Emergency Management Agency

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