Middletown To Treat Drainage Basins For Mosquitoes

MIDDLETOWN, RI — Middletown is planning to treat drainage catch basins with mosquito repellent in an effort to cut down on threat of West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis.

The 90-day treatments are in accordance with Rhode Island Department of Environment Management guidance to cut down on the nuisance insects.

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For more information on the program, contact Tom O'Loughlin at 401-846-2119 or toloughlin@middletownri.com.

Last week, the first batch of mosquitoes in the state tested positive for the EEE virus this summer in a swamp in Westerly.