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New problem bugging Sloan Flood Channel neighbors
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What looks like dirty spider webs are growing on homes along the Sloan Flood Channel. Video by ktnv.com
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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- What looks like dirty spider webs are growing on homes along the Sloan Flood Channel.
Ray Coble first noticed them a few weeks ago. Now the webs are spreading across his carport, his brick walls and the gate to his driveway. Waving toward the gate he says, "Like the little screen? They'll get in those little holes and it just gets black."
The webs are a mess at Cari Sherwood's house too. She says, "A lot around the windows and the vents... from the door would be just like covered, covered in it."
As the webs spread, Sloan neighbors say swarms of insects called midges are still a problem, even though Clark County and North Las Vegas crews regularly clean up the algae the bugs breed in. The entities are suing each other over flushing treated waste water from North Las Vegas' plant into the county flood channel that flows east to Lake Mead. Sherwood says she sees the biggest swarms at dawn and dusk. Coble agrees, and says they don't appear to like the heat during the day. The heat could be a factor, but dwindling swarms could also be due to chemicals. The county has been using a non-toxic product called Altosid to control the midge population. The last time they used it was in April. As they continue to battle bugs and now, the webs, Sherwood and Coble look at the bright side. Sherwood says, "It's kind of a cool thing to look at to see how they evolved." Coble says, "I'm an avid fisherman. I love to go out to Lake Mead, and any water they put in the lake that's fine with me." If talks to settle their dispute over the Sloan Flood Channel fail, North Las Vegas and Clark County could end up in court in September.
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