Zika Update & Reminder
September 17, 2016
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Late last night, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed through its on-going investigation that local transmission of Zika is occurring in an expanded area of Miami Beach. DOH is expanding the area of local transmission in Miami Beach from 8 Street to 63 Street. To read the Governor's full statement, click here.
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH EFFORTS
We continue to cooperate with the County and health officials to aggressively fight Zika. We encourage everyone to be vigilant and continue to do your part to fight the bite. Please report water that has been standing for more than 48 hours on Miami Beach to our Public Works Department at 305.673.7625, 305.604.CITY, or through the free, Miami Beach eGov app.
We cannot fight the bite alone. Mosquitoes only need a teaspoon of water to lay eggs, so it is important to drain all sources of standing water on individual properties, including flower pots, buckets, tires, toys and any other container that makes a great "nursery."
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND HEALTH OFFICIAL UPDATES
Miami-Dade County's Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) will conduct adulticide mosquito control aerial spraying operations Sunday, September 18 at 6 a.m., weather permitting. This aerial spraying will only be conducted to target 8 to 28 streets, from the Ocean to the Bay.
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o view the rest of the County's message, click here. To view the schedule of aerial spraying, visit the County's website here.
LARVICIDE SPRAYING UPDATE
Beginning today, Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control will be conducting both larvicide and adulticide ground spraying throughout the city. Neither of these products contain naled.
Additionally, the County will continue performing
preventative larvicide spraying with their
Buffalo Turbine trucks from 8 to 28 streets in the early morning hours this coming Monday and Tuesday. They will be expanding this larvicide spraying citywide on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
It is important to note that there will be no naled sprayed from these trucks.
All trucks will complete any spraying by 5:30 a.m.
These state-of-the-art trucks provide greater uniformed ground coverage to effectively target breeding areas and reduce the mosquito population. They do so by applying Baccillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (Bti) - an environmentally-friendly, organic material.
Bti is a naturally occurring soil bacterium that works by destroying the digestive system of mosquito larvae. Bti specifically targets only the larvae of mosquitoes, fungus gnats and blackflies. According to the U.S. EPA, "Bti has no toxicity to people, so it can be applied safely to mosquito habitat without a detrimental impact on food crops or water supplies. In fact, Bti can be used for pest control in organic farming operations." Click here for the EPA fact sheet on Bti.
While the trucks are a great tool in the mosquito mitigation efforts, they do mimic the sound of a lawn mower. Please do not be alarmed when you hear them.
We greatly appreciate the County's efforts in helping rid Miami Beach of the Zika virus.
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