Don’t be surprised this week if you see people driving through Central Okanagan neighbourhoods and throwing packets into curbside catch basins.

From Tuesday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 8th, five crews (three in cars, two on scooters) will be driving by every curbside catch basin in the City of Kelowna, District of Lake Country, a portion of West Kelowna Estates in the District of West Kelowna and Sunset Ranch in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area, treating standing water with an environmentally approved mosquito larvacide

During this seven day blitz, more than 9,000 roadside catch basins will be treated as part of the Regional District of Central Okanagan Mosquito Control Program.

The crews will be back out for seven days in early August to retreat the catch basins. If you’d like to know more about this program and how you can help reduce mosquito breeding sites around your home, visit regionaldistrict.com/mosquitoes