Overview
- Los Angeles County Vector Control says the surge likely stems from breeding sites at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, where inspections identified multiple problem areas.
- Officials are expected to set six additional traps along the greenbelt bordering the facility on Wednesday to pinpoint and reduce hotspots.
- LA County crews are applying pesticides where warranted, and Hyperion has a private contractor on standby as the city reports dewatering and drainage work at identified sites.
- Vector Control attributes the unusual winter spike to a recent rain, subsequent warm weather and maintenance issues at the facility, with no West Nile virus detected in samples to date.
- Residents report severe, ongoing impacts concentrated in roughly six northwestern blocks near LAX and the plant, with Aedes aegypti biting indoors and jurisdiction over an LADWP easement complicating the response.