GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. Mosquitoes have become prevalent in Collier County amid what officials are calling the worst start to mosquito season in nearly a decade.
Crews are spraying pesticide Monday night in an area bounded by Alligator Alley on the south, Immokalee Road on the north, DeSoto Boulevard on the east and Wilson Boulevard on the west.
WINK News reporter Olivia Mancino was live via Facebook as an airplane carrying the pesticide took off:
LIVE! Watch live video of mosquito control aircraft taking off in Collier County
Posted by WINK News on Monday, May 15, 2017
Collier Mosquito Control District Chief Pilot Chris Laidlaw-Belle spoke with Olivia before takeoff:
More spraying is set for Tuesday, the Collier Mosquito Control District said via Twitter.
Surveillance reports high numbers of mosquitoes in these areas which will be treated after 6 AM on 5/16. Details at https://t.co/tz1vjib0NF pic.twitter.com/eyJZhOszCf
— Collier Mosquito (@CollierMosquito) May 15, 2017
Treatment mission 5/16 after 10:30 P.M. Skyvan airplane will apply Dibrom. Details at https://t.co/KpnnU62dPT pic.twitter.com/4fFecIyD11
— Collier Mosquito (@CollierMosquito) May 15, 2017