The Health Department refers to spraying as "West Nile spraying" yet 2 out of the 5 sites that had mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus were never sprayed. To date, the Health Department has offered no response or explanation for this. Health Department official, Dr. Brent Hager's only response when shown this map and asked how they determined where to spray was, "I don't remember now."
Explanations of the markings:
Black stars with red circles= the locations where mosquitoes tested positive for WNV in 2004.
Black numbers with black circles = indicates
the week number the area was sprayed (out of four weeks)
Blue highlighed areas = odd weeks out of weeks 1-4
Orange highlighted areas = even weeks out of weeks 1-4
Pink highlighted areas = spraying was scheduled but canceled
(Bellevue was scheduled to be sprayed on 10/14/05 and was canceled. This does not appear on this map.)
All of the information on this map was provided by Dr. Brent Hager of the Health Department (MPHD) and the MPHD's website that lists locations that were sprayed. No Spray Nashville charted the info on this map. PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED MAP (Download a pdf file of a professionally designed version of the map below. This pdf is 8 x 11.) For more details see Where is the Science?
Mosquito pool just south of I-40 near downtown:
Date collected: 8/17/04
Results returned: 8/27/04
Sprayed: 9/15/04 (Not treated fully north or south within a 1/4 mile radius of the site. The EPA state msoquitoes that carry WNV have a flight range of 1/4 mile to 1 mile.)
Mosquito pool just south of I-440 between Nolensville Rd and I-24:
Collected 8/20/04
Results returned: 9/10/04
Sprayed: 9/15/04 (Not treated fully north within a 1/4 mile radius of the site.)
Mosquito pool between Harding Place and Edmonson Pike:
Collected 9/2/04
Results returned: 9/10/04
NEVER SPRAYED between 9/10/04 and 10/6/04 (spraying was called off on
10/7) and not on schedule for the week of 10/11/04-10/14/04.
Mosquito pool in 5000 block of Edmonson Pike:
Collected: 9/2/04
Results returned: 9/10/04
Sprayed: (Not treated fully, south or east within a 1/4 mile radius of the site.)
Mosquito pool north of Eastland between Gallatin Rd and the river:
Collected: 9/9/04
Results returned: 9/24/04
NEVER SPRAYED between 9/10/04 and 10/6/04 (spraying was called off on 10/7) and not on schedule for the week of
10/11/04-10/14/04. Other areas of East Nashville were sprayed and this
resulted in three people being injured by the drift of the spray.
From 5/5/04-9/24/04 (148 days), 420 total mosquito pools were collected involving each zone. Samples were collected weekly and five of these pools were positive.
Mosquitoes can and have been effectively controlled with less toxic measures. Eight counties in Metro Atlanta, Cincinnati, OH, Fort Worth, TX, Lyndhurst, OH and Washington, D.C. put a strong emphasis on source reduction, larvicide and public education and have no higher rates of West Nile virus than cities that spray.
*WARNING: Anvil is toxic to bees, fish and other aquatic life. (Source: Anvil Fact Sheet.) The EPA prohibits the direct application of products to open water or within 100 feet of lakes, streams, rivers or bays. Violations should be documented as soon as possible preferably with a witness present. Please contact us for information.
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