SGV Mosquito Plans 2 Overnight Truck Treatments in Monterey Park, West Puente Valley
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Updated · The San Gabriel Valley Tribune · Aug 18
SGV Mosquito Plans 2 Overnight Truck Treatments in Monterey Park, West Puente Valley
3 articles · Updated · The San Gabriel Valley Tribune · Aug 18
Summary
Wednesday and Thursday from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., SGV Mosquito will run truck-based adult mosquito treatments in parts of Monterey Park and West Puente Valley, with weather delays pushed later in the week.
The district said the ultra-low-volume applications are meant to cut mosquito numbers posing a significant public health risk and reduce transmission of diseases including West Nile virus, dengue, Zika and malaria.
Los Angeles County reported its first human West Nile case of 2026 on Monday—an Antelope Valley resident hospitalized with West Nile encephalitis after symptoms began in late June.
Southern California mosquito activity typically peaks from June to mid-October, with invasive Aedes mosquitoes rising in August and September, prompting officials to urge residents to remove standing water and use EPA-approved repellents.