Mosquito fogging starts tonight after Wednesday postponement
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The City of Brandon now plans to fog for mosquitoes this evening, after crews cancelled the work last night due to rainy weather.
“For mosquito fogging to be effective, the product must adhere to dry surfaces where mosquitoes rest,” city spokesperson Merrilea Metcalf said in a Wednesday evening press release.
“Wet conditions prevent the product from sticking properly and significantly reduce its effectiveness.”
The city will not fog if it is raining, the temperature dips below 13 C or the wind speed is more than 16 kilometres an hour.
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s forecast for Brandon tonight doesn’t project rain, but shows a low of 13 C and winds at 20 km/h.
The city plans to go out to fog at 9:30 p.m., with the city-wide process taking about seven hours.
The city’s press release also highlighted that its DeltaGard pesticide stock is running low, and it doesn’t want to use the product if it’s ineffective.
“With a limited supply of product available, the city wants to ensure every application achieves the maximum possible impact,” the release said.
After this spray, the municipality will be left with enough product for only one round of fogging city-wide.
The city is working with the province, City of Winnipeg and Health Canada to find an alternative to DeltaGard, which stopped being sold in Canada in 2023.
On Monday, city council voted to fog following plenty of complaints from residents over the annoying bugs. The decision came despite trap counts being lower than the threshold to start based on the city’s bylaw.
» The Brandon Sun