It's been a particularly buggy year. Part due to an unusually mild winter and part due to once a day trash pick up. Regardless of the reason, it's difficult to go inside when in a matter of moments you're scratching. Bug bites are not only annoying, but can carry health concerns. Aggressive scratching, especially by little ones, can create an infected area and West Nile continues to be a reoccurring threat this year. There has been one West Nile death in Maryland this year and 13 cases of which one was in Anne Arundel County. The fleet of spray trucks have dwindled over the years as well as money to fund the program. This year there are 240 communities on the spray list and 200 communities who are sitting on the wait list. Selby was on the spray list many years ago, but due to a change of board members and an address mixup, we did not submit the yearly paperwork to put us back on the list. Once off the list, a community must go back and sit on the wait list. For now, get rid of any standing water and use bug sprays.
The Capital Article 4 September 2012
