The Colony WNV Release 8-17-12

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News Release 8/17/12

For Additional Information Contact:

Jerry Young (469)853-1222

Pam Nelson (972)624-3958

As the City continues its preventative control efforts to combat West Nile virus, ongoing

trapping and testing is taking place on a weekly basis throughout the City. This ongoing testing

has resulted in multiple positive pools for West Nile mosquitoes in the following locations:

Area north of and including Five Star and Hawaiian Falls, and areas east of Blair Oaks,north of Memorial Drive, and south of South Colony

The Tribute subdivision A portion of the Legends and Northpointe, east of Morningstar and south of North

Colony, and north of Memorial Drive

A truck mounted adult mosquito treatment treatment will be conducted in all three of these

areas for 2 consecutive nights (weather permitting), beginning Saturday, 8/18 and concludingon Sunday, 8/19. If inclement weather prevents the treatments from taking place those nights,

the treatments will take place the following night(s). The treatments will begin at

approximately 10pm. If you live in close proximity to any of these areas please plan to keep all


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approximately 10pm. If you live in close proximity to any of these areas please plan to keep all

Dress to protect: wear long sleeves and long pants. Dusk and Dawn: avoid being outside at these times if possible. DEET: wear insect repellent with DEET or an effective alternative. Drain standing water: eliminate any water that stands for longer than 5 days or treat

water with larvicide according to the label.

On Wednesday, August 22 at 7:00pm, The Colony will host a public forum on West Nile virus at

The Colony Community Center, 5151 North Colony Blvd. The speaker will be a local

entomologist, Mr. Patrick Prather of Rid All Pest Control, and he will talk about what The Colony

is doing to battle the West Nile virus and the steps that you can take at home to protect

yourself and your family and to help the City fight the battle. This session is FREE and open to all

residents of The Colony.

Citizens can go to the following websites for more information:

Sign up for the City email subscription list for up to date notifications:

http://mygovhelpadmin.us/THECOLONYTX/_cs/MCOptInOut.aspx?sSessionID=EB8A91CB5FD

C40FBA3E70D3AEA16A803VEXZFVAS

http://www.thecolonytx.gov/Depts/PARD/mosquitocontrol.html

Texas Department of State Health Services: http://bit.ly/NDuEtq
http://www.thecolonytx.gov/Depts/PARD/mosquitocontrol.htmlhttp://bit.ly/NDuEtqhttp://www.dentoncounty.com/heart/wnvhttp://bit.ly/NDuEtqhttp://www.thecolonytx.gov/Depts/PARD/mosquitocontrol.html


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City of The Colony - Legends Adult Mosquito Treatment Area Ver. 2

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The Colony WNV Release 8-17-12