The Montgomery County Health Department plans to spray chemicals Wednesday night in Bryn Mawr and Villanova to kill mosquitoes, a response to evidence that West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes have been in the area.
The spraying will take place from about 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., to the northeast of Montgomery Avenue between Spring Mill Road and Roberts Road, the department announced Friday. If it must be postponed because of weather, it will take place Monday, Sept. 24.
Residential streets will be sprayed; chemicals will not be sprayed on the campus.
There have been several positive tests for West Nile virus in Lower Merion mosquitoes throughout the summer, though mostly in Wynnewood. No humans have been reported infected in the township.
Any resident with questions about the spraying may call the health department at 610-278-5117.
I saw spray coming through my chiildrens bedroom windows this summer when my neighbors were getting their tree's sprayed. When I complained to the sprayer to please ket me know ahead of time, he snarled that I need to be n the "Pennsylvania Chemical Sensitive List" before they will take the time to spray, which must be recomended by your doctor. If they keep spraying like that we will ALL BE ON THE LIST! Those people are just the canary's in the coal mine for the rest of us. THANK YOU AGAIN, I am sad to know that all the sick and sensitive people will be not be reading this!
If Harriton is not sprayed with chemicals, what makes you think the rest of us want chemicals?