Early in the mosquito season, Sugar Hill dispenses larvicide tablets in areas of stagnant or standing water to prevent new mosquitoes from forming. This week, the city begins one of two community-wide sprayings to apply an environmentally safe, U.S. EPA-registered insecticide.
Shortly after midnight, a city vehicle will drive the streets and spray the insecticide “fog.” The mosquito spray will work over night, and the chemicals are rendered harmless by sunlight.
It will take two weeks to spray the entire city. The first round began June 6 and will run through Wednesday, June 10, for streets and subdivisions north of State Route 20. Round two will begin Saturday, June 13 through Wednesday, June 17, for streets and subdivisions south of S.R. 20. Information: www.cityofsugarhill.com.
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