With an increase in the adult nuisance mosquito popular the City of Winnipeg will begin fogging operations on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 9:30 pm, weather permitting.

Within the past 24 hours, the criteria to begin a fogging operation were met with city-wide trap counts today at 88. The criteria is:

• The city-wide Adulticiding Factor Analysis must be HIGH;
• The city-wide average trap count must be a minimum of 25 female mosquitoes for two consecutive nights; and
• One or more of the quadrants of the city must report at least 100 female adult mosquitoes.

The following areas are scheduled to be fogged beginning at 9:30 pm and continuing until 6:30 am

• IMA 1 (Kilcona Park, River East, Springfield North, Valhalla)
• IMA 2 (Kildonan Drive, Rossmere A)
• IMA 3 (Eaglemere, Grassie, McLeod Industrial, North Transcona Yards, Springfield South, Valley Gardens
• IMA 4 (Munroe West, Rossmere B)
• IMA 5 (Chalmers, Glenelm)
• IMA 6 (East Elmwood, Kildonan Crossing, Munroe East, Talbot Grey, Tyne Tees)
• IMA 7 (Griffin, Meadows, Peguis, Radisson, Regent, Victoria West)
• IMA 8 (Cantebury Park, Kern Park, Kildare Redonda, Transcona North)
• IMA 9 (Dugald, Melrose, Mission Gardens, Transcona South, Transcona Yards, St. Boniface Industrial Park)
• IMA 47 (Inkster – Faraday, Luxton, St. John’s, St. John’s Park)
• IMA 49 (Garden City, Leila – McPhillips Triangle, Margaret Park, Templeton – Sinclair)
• IMA 50 (Jefferson, Kildonan Park, Seven Oaks)
• IMA 51 (Amber Trails, Leila North, Riverbend, Rivergrove, Rosser – Old Kildonan, West Kildonan Industrial)

Fogging will not happen if temperatures drop below 13c or if wind speeds are too high

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