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Pest control sprays for West Nile virus in Palm Springs

Desert Sun wire services • October 6, 2008

West Nile virus has been detected in adult mosquitoes in a section of Palm Springs and pest-control workers launched a three-day "fogging" attack on the insects starting Sunday.

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Aqua-reslin, an insecticide is being sprayed from a truck around the Palm Springs sewer treatment facility for one hour each day in the early morning and should pose little or no risk to humans or animals, said Felice
Chiapperini of the Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District.

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