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June 22, 2006

Providence aims to take the bite out of summer

PROVIDENCE -- The city Department of Public Works announced today that it will treat 11,370 catch basins throughout the city with a larvicide to prevent mosquitos from hatching. The larvicide will be released slowly throughout the entire mosquito-breeding season, and will only have to be applied once.

The city says it is important for residents to limit their own exposure to West Nile and other mosquito-borne illnesses by using insect repellent with DEET, keeping standing water off their properties, wearing long pants and long sleeves at dawn and dusk, and putting screens on windows and doors.

Click here to see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's tips for avoiding mosquito bites.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 4:27 PM | Permalink

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