Preparations are underway to proceed with nuisance mosquito fogging next week in Brandon.

The move comes after recent trap counts indicated high populations of mosquitoes in Brandon.

An individual count in one of the five traps has met the City of Brandon’s identified threshold for mosquito fogging.

City officials are monitoring weather conditions, will review the upcoming weekend’s mosquito counts and, if the indicators for fogging remain, will move forward with fogging late next week.

The City of Brandon will issue a public notice a minimum of 24 hours prior to any scheduled fogging.

The City of Brandon’s Community Services Department wishes to remind citizens that they can apply to have a 90-metre buffer zone applied to their property during nuisance mosquito fogging.