Rockwall, TX (July 5, 2024) – The City of Rockwall has received notification that a mosquito has tested positive for West Nile Virus caught in Fox Chase Park. The City’s protocol calls for bodies of water to be treated with a larvicide and to fog the area in which positive test was found. Fogging will […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – July 12, 2018) The City of Rockwall is encouraging residents to take proactive steps during the hot summer months to help protect against mosquito-borne illness. Mosquitoes are worst especially at dusk and dawn, and they can spread illnesses such as West Nile virus and Zika. Here are a few ways to reduce exposure: […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 30, 2017) The City of Rockwall mosquito abatement program has continually monitored mosquito populations in live mosquito traps in various locations around the City. Those samples are sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to be tested for West Nile virus. The State informed the City that two […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 18, 2016) Due to wet weather conditions this week, the City of Rockwall has been unable to administer the fogging program. Beginning Monday, August 22, City crews will resume fogging in a one-mile radius in areas where mosquitoes have been trapped and tested positive for West Nile virus. These areas include […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – July 14, 2016) The City of Rockwall Mosquito Abatement Program has continually monitored mosquito populations in live mosquito traps in various locations around the City. Those samples are sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services to be tested for West Nile virus. The State informed the City that a live […]
(HEATH, TX – Oct 6, 2015) A mosquito sample taken at Lot 6 Waters Edge in Buffalo Creek tested positive for the West Nile Virus. As a result, ground-based spraying for mosquitoes will occur in the area shown on the map below on Wednesday, October 7 after 9 p.m., weather permitting. The City will continue […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 1, 2015) Based upon the recommendation of the City Health Official, the City of Rockwall staff is initiating a limited Mosquito Abatement Program consisting of fogging in a one mile radius of the Hickory Ridge/Meadowcreek developments. Beginning on Monday, October 5th, City crews will begin fogging streets between the hours of 11pm […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 15, 2015) The City of Rockwall Mosquito Abatement Program has continually monitored mosquito populations in live mosquito traps in various locations around the City. Those samples are sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services to be tested for the West Nile Virus. At this time, there have been no mosquito traps that […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 26, 2014) The City of Rockwall Mosquito Abatement Program has continually monitored mosquito populations in live mosquito traps in various locations around the City. Those samples are sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services to be tested for the West Nile Virus. At this time, there have been no mosquito […]
HEATH, TX. (August 21, 2014) A mosquito sample taken in The Moraine neighborhood on August 19 tested positive for the West Nile Virus. As a result, ground-based spraying for mosquitoes will occur in the area shown on the map below on Friday, August 22 and Sunday, August 24 after 9 p.m., weather permitting. The City […]