Sent to me via e-mail from a friend...heaven forbid something useful like this actually make it to the local newscasts:

To protect the public against mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the Department of Environmental Protection will conduct targeted aerial sprayings between 8 p.m. and midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and Wednesday, Aug. 27, in portions of Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Aerial treatments will be provided from 8 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and Wednesday, Aug. 27. The decision to apply treatments from the air was made in consultation with county West Nile virus program coordinators, the Department of Health, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Weather permitting, residents in the targeted areas can expect to see low-flying airplanes that will spray Resmethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid product, at the rate of .0035 pounds per acre, or an amount equal to one-third of a teaspoon. The spray rate is half of the amount approved for safe application by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and should have no adverse effects to ornamental ponds or plant life.While Resmethrin is considered safe with little risk of toxicity, the Department of Health recommends some basic steps the public may take to reduce possible exposure to it: