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Burleson staff recommends keeping targeted mosquito spraying after 2025 season; council signals support
Summary
Public‑works staff presented 2025 mosquito surveillance showing no human West Nile cases in Burleson and recommended continuing targeted fogging when traps test positive; council generally favored maintaining the current program while exploring pilot steps (bat boxes, habitat enhancements).
Burleson public‑works Director Eric Thompson told the City Council on Jan. 5 that the city’s Integrated Mosquito Management program produced a near‑average year in 2025 and that Tarrant County lab results showed no human West Nile cases in Burleson last year. Thompson said staff uses weekly trap monitoring, targeted larvicide and strategic fogging when traps test positive, and that additional testing at a state lab found no evidence of permethrin resistance in city samples.
"We'd like to keep that 0 number," Thompson said, referring to human…
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