Metro Public Health officials have offered a few tips on how to protect against mosquitoes this year after several batches collected in Davidson County tested positive for West Nile.
The department’s pest management staff will be visiting neighborhoods in Antioch, Bordeaux and Sylvan Park Wednesday, to pass out information on how to protect against mosquitoes, while also taking steps to reduce standing water where mosquitoes can lay eggs.
At this point, no human cases of the West Nile Virus have been reported.
Officials will be in Antioch from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., in Bordeaux from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and in Sylvan Park from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Health officials said there are no plans at this time to spray to kill adult mosquitoes.
The Health Department recommended the following steps to protect against biting mosquitoes, including: (continue reading at NewsChannel5)