DEL NORTE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

NOTICE OF PEST CONTROL INFORMATION 2025

The Town of Del Norte Public Works Department has started spraying for its annual Mosquito Spraying operations beginning the week of June 1, 2025, and will continue each Tuesday and Thursday evening through the end of August. The Town does this to control the mosquito population and to protect the residents and visitors that visit our Town.

Residents can assist Town mosquito control efforts by eliminating standing water within their yards. During our operations we use a combination of larvicides and adulticides. Larvicides are used in public areas of standing water and the Adulticides (Evoluer 30/30)we apply are done through truck mounted aerial operations. These machines emit a fine spray into the air and we ask that during our operations that residents close windows and limit outside activities and please prevent your children from following the truck (yes, we have had kids do this).

This is the service that each residents of the Town pays for an as such we spray all locations within Town limits and try to over saturate areas next the river and ditches.

There are several facts that affect our operation, weather, and wind and mosquito concentration. If conditions include rain or wind above 10 mph, these prevent us from continuing our spraying operations. Due to the nature of our applications methods we will only spray on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., so if the above mentioned conditions prevent us from spraying on these days we will not spray again until the following week. We will do this in order for you to able to plan your evenings knowing that we are out only on these two days, the same two days every week.  When we have noticed that the concentration of mosquitos has declined then spraying will reduce to one day a week and that will be on Thursdays.

In summary: Mosquito Spraying will run each Tuesday and Thursday through the end of August.

Time: Between the hours of 7:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.

For tips on mosquito bite prevention, visit: www.fighthebitecolorado.com and please plan your outdoor activities accordingly in regards to our mosquito spraying schedule.