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Mosquito spray may be ineffective across Sugar Land, a city study found.
The big picture: At a Feb. 24 meeting, Sugar Land City Council concurred with city staff’s recommendation to decrease spray totals to one per week from the current two, with additional sprays in zones where mosquitoes test positive for disease.
The city currently sprays for mosquitoes once a week from May to October, with a second spray during peak season to protect public health, complementing larval control efforts, increasing quality of life and mitigation response, Director of Public Works Herc Meier said.
The details: The decision came after Meier presented data from a nine-week spray treatment study, which showed that no-spray zones had fewer average mosquitoes per trap than those with one or two sprays.
What’s next: Based on council direction, Meier said another recommendation may be presented next year after more data is collected.
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