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Aerial Mosquito Larvae Treatment Scheduled For This Week In Suffolk County
Those sites marked "Yes/Pending" are being surveyed and results not completed as of time of posting.
September 7, 2021
Time and date of the application: September 8 through September 10, 6 a.m. through 7 p.m.
Method of application: Low altitude, granular application
Name of Pesticide: VectoPrime FG [Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and Altosid (Methoprene)] EPA# 73049-501
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Approximate location(s):
Marshes that will be treated are marked “Yes”
Those sites marked “Yes/Pending” are being surveyed and results not completed as of time of posting. These sites may be treated based on the crew’s findings.
The products used by Vector Control are registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and are applied in accordance with the required state and federal permits.
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No precautions are recommended to prepare for this spraying, as the helicopter will be flying at a very low level over marsh areas and taking other precautions to control drift into inhabited areas. Human exposure from this operation is unlikely and the products involved have no significant human toxicity.
This press release was produced by the Suffolk County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.