Event Brief
Helicopter Insecticide Spraying After Dengue Risk
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Hillsborough County crews plan an overnight aerial insecticide application over parts of East Lake and Palm River starting Monday, Sept. 21, to reduce adult mosquito numbers. The operation is scheduled by Mosquito Management Services from 7:30 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday after dengue fever virus was detected in local mosquitoes.
WHO: Hillsborough County crews and Mosquito Management Services
WHAT: Aerial insecticide spraying to curb adult mosquito numbers after dengue virus detections
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026
WHERE: Hillsborough County (East Lake and Palm River)
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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