RENO COUNTY – Recent rains and flooding have made conditions ideal for increased mosquito numbers.
There are free larvicide mosquito dunks and directions for proper usage available to all Reno County residents at the Reno County Health Department, 209 West 2nd Avenue, and in several Reno County towns.
The Health Department is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with KDHE, recommends to remove standing water where mosquitoes can lay their eggs by emptying items that hold water. Those can include tires, buckets, planters, tools, pools, birdbaths, flowerpot saucers and trash containers.
If the water cannot be emptied, you can use larvicide mosquito dunks in the water.
To prevent mosquito bites, the CDC recommend using Environmental Protection Agency registered insect repellants, wearing long sleeves and pants, using screens on doors and windows that will be open, and if you are camping and sleeping outdoors, consider using a mosquito bed net.
For more information about the free mosquito dunks, please contact the Reno County Health Department at 620-694-2900. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website at www.cdc.gov to learn more tips for preventing mosquito bites.
Municipality Pickup Locations:
Abbyville, 100 N. Abby St.
Arlington, 111 N. Main St.
Buhler, 219 N. Main
Haven, 120 S. Kansas
Hutchinson, 125 East B
Langdon, 18 South Front St.
Nickerson, 15 N. Nickerson
Partridge, 2 West Avenue E
Plevna, 301 S. Main
Pretty Prairie, 119 W. Main
South Hutchinson, 2 S. Main
Sylvia, 121 S. Main St.
Turon, 501 E. Price St.