Palm Springs will be the third city in the Coachella Valley to be sprayed with insecticide following the netting of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus within the city limits, vector-control officials announced Tuesday. Neighborhoods in Indio and Coachella were sprayed with an “ultra- low” volume of insecticide last week to prevent the spread of […]
Responding to a rising number of West Nile virus- infected mosquitoes in the area, vector-control officials plan to spray insecticide from trucks in select Indio and Coachella neighborhoods later this week. According to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, two batches of infected mosquitoes were trapped in the valley over the past four […]
Beatriz Hernandez was fixing her plant saucers in the front of her home in Coachella. She said her family was getting ready for the the possibility of some rain hitting over night. Her family tries to stay indoors if there are too many mosquitoes outside, and they are constantly spraying the area with a fumigant. […]
Mosquitoes recently discovered in Palm Desert and Indian Wells have tested positive for West Nile virus, local vector control officials said Friday. The two samples, collected from traps near Portola Avenue and Shadow Mountain Drive and Fairway Drive and Cook Street in Indian Wells, tested positive Thursday, according to the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector […]
Riverside County’s first two West Nile virus infections of the year were confirmed today by the Department of Public Health. According to county officials, a 74-year-old Riverside woman and a 50-year-old Eastvale man were admitted to hospitals for treatment. Both are expected to fully recover. The Department of Public Health said the patients underwent tests […]
Coachella Valley Region Local vector control officials Thursday said this year’s Coachella Valley mosquito-borne virus activity is the highest on record, urging residents to dump or drain any standing water sources, where mosquitoes typically breed. Since 2003, the region has not seen more samples testing positive for West Nile and/or Saint Louis encephalitis virus by […]
