HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County said it will be treating mosquitoes by helicopter this evening.
Hillsborough County said the application will take place on Aug. 4, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The treatment is needed due to increased mosquito activity in East Tampa and Picnic Island following heavy rains.
Hillsborough County provided this information on the treatment locations:
- North Boundary: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
- South Boundary: East 21st Avenue
- East Boundary: North 22nd Avenue
- West Boundary: North Taliaferro Avenue
South Tampa
- North Boundary: Interbay Boulevard
- South Boundary: Picnic Island Boulevard
- East Boundary: South Manhattan Avenue
- West Boundary: Tampa Bay (body of water)

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