Media Releases
First Signs Of West Nile Virus In Placer County
The Placer Mosquito and Vector control District reports that mosquito samples taken from surveillance traps in Roseville and Loomis in Placer County have tested positive for West Nile virus.
Placer Mosquito District launches new website
The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District has launched its newly redeveloped website.
Additional Positive Mosquito Samples in Western Placer County
Two additional mosquito samples tested positive for the West Nile virus in the rice-growing region of western Placer County.
Plans for Aerial Spraying to Control Mosquitoes Announced
The Sacramento-Yolo and Placer Mosquito Control Districts announced today that aerial spraying to control mosquitoes that may carry the potentially fatal West Nile virus is scheduled for areas of North Sacramento county and a small portion of Placer County.
West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Samples Trigger Spraying in Western Placer County
The first mosquito samples in Placer County to test positive this year for the West Nile virus have been reported in the town of Sheridan and Elverta area of western Placer County.