Mosquito Spraying In Part Of Lower Bucks On Thursday

BRISTOL, PA — The Bucks County Department of Health will spray for mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile virus in Bristol Township, Falls Township, and Morrisville Borough on Thursday.

Mosquito spraying trucks will have a Bucks County seal on the doors.

"The equipment dispenses Biomist 3+15 at a rate 1.5 ounces per acre," the county said in a news release. "This product is designed to provide quick, effective control of adult mosquito populations. These application materials have a very low toxicity profile to mammals and will have negligible impact to non-target insects and the environment."

In Bristol Township, treatments will be in Magnolia Hill.

In Falls Township, spraying will be in Birch Valley and "areas bounded by Trenton Road, Auburn Road, Stanwood Road, Hanford Road, S. Olds Blvd., and S. Queen Anne Drive will be treated." In Morrisville Borough, "areas bounded by Route 13, Doloro Drive, Rennard Lane, Carlisle Drive, W. Trenton Ave., N. Lafayette Ave., Ridge Ave., Highland Ave., Crown St., Delmont Ave. (Rt. 32), E. Philadelphia Ave., Riverview Ave., Riverside Ave., E., Post Road, Royal Ave., Bristol Pike, W. Philadelphia Ave., S. Pennsylvania Ave., W. Bridge St., McKinley Ave., and Cox Ave. will be treated."