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Contractors spray insecticide at night through Friday because traps show dengue fever virus activity.
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Hillsborough County contractors will spray Mango/Seffner for adult mosquitoes from the air this week.
The treatments started Tuesday, Oct. 20. They continue each night through Friday, Oct. 23. Crews spray between sunset and midnight.
Contractors for Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services use Dibrom insecticide. The application rate is .66 ounces per acre. The county release says airplanes fly at 300 feet. The release summary says helicopters do the work.
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The crews will treat about 225,000 acres from Carrollwood to FishHawk Ranch. Nearby treated areas include Brandon, Bloomingdale, Riverview, Thonotosassa, Dover, and Plant City.
The county says the treatments respond to an unusually high number of dengue fever cases this year. County mosquito traps in many neighborhoods show dengue fever virus activity. The county works with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County.
The county asks residents to follow the 3 Ds:
Old tires can hold water where mosquitoes breed. Hillsborough Solid Waste customers can drop off 12 tires a year for free. Use any of the county's five Solid Waste collection sites.
Residents can sign up for alerts about aerial treatments in their neighborhood. The county also has an online map of treatment areas.
The state licensed a 49-seat coffee shop and bakery on CR-579 S in Seffner on Oct. 13.
Commissioners approved a planned development rezoning near Lakewood Drive and Truman Drive on Oct. 13.
Commissioners approved more building square footage for a 15.79-acre Diocese of St. Petersburg property in Seffner.
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