WEBVTT TAMMY? TAMM WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN MOSQUITO TRUCK’S TONIG IN SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH. PARISH OFFICIALS SAYS THEY’RE DOING ADDITIONAL SPRAYING SINCE THOSE MOSQUITOES WERE FOUND WITH WEST NILE. NOW OFFICALS ARE TELLING PEOPLE TO BE ON HIGH ALERT. WEAR LONGSLEEVED SHIRTS, PANTS, AND USE DEET PRODUCTS TO KEEP MOSQUITOS AT BAY. THE GUYS AT MOSQUITO CONTROL SERVICES SAY THEY PUT OUT TRAPS EVERY WEEK BUT THIS WEEK STEVE PAVLOVICH SAYS -- >> WE’VE DETECTED IT IN A COUPLE AREAS OF ST JOHN PARISH. TAMMY: DETECTED WEST NILE VIRUS. NOW SOME RESIDENTS IN LUCY, BELLE POINTE, AND HERE IN LAPLACE ARE NOW ON ALERT. >> MY PARENTS LIVE OUT HERE SO I’LL DEFINATLY TELL THEM. PLUS THEY HAVE MY KIDS OUTSIDE PROBABLY RIGHT NOW. >> I’M REALLY NOT SCARED, HONEY THEY ONLY FOUND ONE CASE OIT AND I’M DOING ALL RIGHT. TAMMY: ANGELLE MARIX IS A LIFE AND STYLE BLOGGER. HER FAMILY GOT A NOTICE ABOUT THE WEST NILE MOSQUITO. >> THAT’S THE SCARIEST PART, HAVING CHILDREN, FOR SURE. TAMMY: HER KIDS ARE ACTIVE, JUST LIKE MOM. HER CONCERN, I THINK, ABOUT -- HER CONCERN -- >> I THINK ABOUT MY CHILDREN, MAKING SURE THEY’RE CAREFUL OUTSIDE AND I DON’T WANT THEM TO GET BIT. RON: -- TAMMY: THAT MEANS MOSQUITO SPRAY WITH DEET FOR SOME, OTHERS, LONG SLEEVES. THE MOSQUITOES THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS -- >> IT SEEMS LIKE THE SOUTHERN HOUSE MOSQUITO THAT IS COMING UP POSITIVE. TAMMY: MOSQUITO EXPERTS RECOMMEND THAT YOU CHECK AROUND BROKEN OR LEAKY PIPES, ESPECIALLY WITH SMELLY WATER. >> THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF MOSQUITO LIKES THAT MORE FOUL TYPE OF WATER. TAMMY: SATURDAY CREWS WERE ALREADY WORKING TO KILL THE MOSQUITOS OFF. >> WE’RE TREATING THE AREA WIT -- THE AREA FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS USING SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES PESTICIDES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY ARE USING BACTERIA PRODUCTS TO TREAT DITCHES AND A LOT OF THOSE AQUATIC BREEDING SITES. TAMMY: MOSQUITO EXPERTS TELL US THAT TALL GRASS IS ALSO YOUR ENEMY. MOSQUITOS LURK HERE DURING THE DAY BECAUSE A LOT COOLER AND COME OUT IN THE EVENING AND THEN THEY SWARM.