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Fort Worth Breaks No-Spray Streak To Launch Ground Attack Tonight

The city of Fort Worth begins ground spraying for mosquitoes tonight – the first spraying in more than 20 years.

Trucks will be out between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. both tomorrow and Sunday night.

They’ll be in parts of the 76104 and 76110 zip codes. That’s generally the hospital district south of I-30 and the nearby Fairmount neighborhood.

If there is a weather delay tonight, the three-in-a-row schedule will be pushed to Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

West Nile virus cases in Tarrant County increased 20% between Monday and yesterday.  There are no plans for aerial spraying.

Visit the City of Fort Worth's West Nile Virus page for more information.

Fort Worth Proposed Spray Area

Former KERA reporter BJ Austin spent more than 25 years in broadcast journalism, anchoring and reporting in Atlanta, New York, New Orleans and Dallas. Along the way, she covered Atlanta City Hall, the Georgia Legislature and the corruption trials of Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards.