LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department will conduct fogging near the Highlands this week after mosquitos with West Nile Virus were found in the area.
In a news release Monday, LMPHW said mosquito fogging will happen weather permitting, the evenings of Tuesday, Sept. 30 through Thursday, Oct. 2, in an area stretching west to east from Barret Avenue to Willow Avenue and north to south from Patterson Avenue to Deer Park Avenue.
Fogging also took place near the Highlands the week of July 8, 2025.
LMPHW gives the following advice to protect yourself during the fogging:
- Use insect repellent outdoors, especially at dawn and dusk.
- Wear long sleeves and pants when possible.
- Empty standing water from flowerpots, gutters, and other containers.
To make a complaint about mosquitoes in your neighborhood, call 311 or 502-574-5000.
The city of Louisville conducts mosquito fogging between June and October, Monday through Thursday evenings between dusk and dawn when mosquito numbers are at their highest.
Louisville Metro Health and Public Wellness said fogging is performed through its Vector Control Team on a case-by-case basis, such as when disease is present or there are a high number of mosquitoes. For additional resources or to learn more about mosquito fogging, make a mosquito complaint or report, click here.
Other ways to protect yourself from mosquito bites include:
- Know when to expect them: Mosquitoes that transmit disease are typically active from dusk to dawn.
- Wear EPA-registered insect repellents: The EPA recommends those containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-metadane-diol or 2-undecanone. To use the EPA search tool to find recommended repellents, click here.
- Do not use insect repellent on babies younger than two months.
- Do not use products containing oil of lemon eucalyptus or para-metadane-diol on children younger than three years old.
- Do not use repellents containing permethrin directly to your skin, regardless of age, or under your clothing.
- Treat clothes and outdoor gear with 0.5% permethrin, which can be used to treat boots, clothing and camping gear. Experts said items will still be protected after several cycles in the wash. It should never be applied directly to the skin.
- Reduce the amount of exposed skin on your body by wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants, hats, socks and shoes that cover your whole foot, especially if you're going to be outdoors for a prolonged period of time. Experts said mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing, so spraying clothing with repellents will provide extra protection. Experts said to pay special attention when in wooded and shady areas outside where mosquitoes are especially active.
- Dump any standing water around the home, including flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pool covers, pet water dishes, discarded tires, gutters, garden hoses, etc. and draining birdbaths on a regular basis if you have one. Experts said mosquitoes can breed in as little water as in a bottlecap.
- Keep doors and window screens in good repair to prevent mosquitoes from getting indoors.
- Avoid wearing perfumes and scented lotions while spending time outdoors.
- Maintain lawns, trim hedges, keep grass cut and remove any heavy vegetation.
- Take extra precautions during peak mosquito-biting hours, which are early morning and dusk, by wearing repellent and protective clothing or avoiding outdoor activities altogether during those hours.
If you think you may have contracted West Nile Virus, call your local health care provider.
To learn more about West Nile Virus, how to prevent it and how it spreads, treatment, signs and symptoms to watch for, additional resources and more, click here.
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