Winnipeg resumes mosquito fogging Friday night

WINNIPEG – High trap counts have prompted the City of Winnipeg to resume spraying malathion to control mosquito populations on Friday night.

Much of north Winnipeg and the area around Assiniboine Park will be sprayed starting at 9:30 p.m. Friday until 6:30 a.m. Saturday, weather permitting.

The areas to be sprayed include Tuxedo, River Heights, West Kildonan, Keewatin, Weston, Burrows, William Whyte, part of North Kildonan and Garden City. A full list of insect management areas and the neighbourhoods they cover can be found below.

The city-wide average trap count on Thursday was 103, with 1,184 in the trap at Assiniboine Park. Trap counts and a map of trap locations can be found on the city website.

People who wish to be notified about spraying, register for a buffer zone or find out their insect management area can get more details on the insect control branch webpage.

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Insect management areas to be sprayed Friday night are:
2 – Kildonan Drive, Rossmere A
27 – Elmhurst, Eric Coy, Marlton, Ridgedale, Varsity View, Vialoux
28 – Assiniboine Park
29 – Edgeland, Old Tuxedo, South Tuxedo, Tuxedo
30 – Central River Heights, J.B. Mitchell, Mathers, Sir John Franklin, South River Heights
43 – North Inkster Industrial, Oakpoint Highway, Omands Creek Industrial, Tyndall Park
44 – Burrows – Keewatin, Inkster Industrial Park, Mynarski, Pacific Industrial, Shaughnessy Park, Weston, Weston Shops
45 – Burrows Central, Robertson, William Whyte
47 – Inkster – Faraday, Luxton, St. John’s, St. John’s Park
48 – Inkster Gardens, Mandalay West, The Maples
49 – Garden City, Leila – McPhillips triangle, Margaret Park, Templeton – Sinclair
50 – Jefferson, Kildonan Park, Seven Oaks
51 – Amber Trails, Leila North, Riverbend, Rivergrove, Rosser – Old Kildonan, West Kildonan Industrial