(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on September 4, 2024 at 10:08 A.M.)

(Monaca, PA) Beaver County is taking the fight to reduce the spreading of the West Nile Virus in Monaca. The Beaver County Conservation District will be spraying a pesticide called AquaDuet boarded on trucks on Thursday, September 5 between 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. to decrease both the population of mosquitoes and the transmission of the West Nile virus. Even though there is no cure for the West Nile virus, according to the CDC, symptoms can be reduced by rest, fluids, and pain medications. Staying inside is encouraged, but experts say that it is not necessary because it only affects both the environment and animals minimally.