Brookfield Treating Around 340 Acres For Mosquitoes This Week

Press release from the City of Brookfield:

July 21, 2023

CITY OF BROOKFIELD ANNOUNCES TREATMENT APPLICATION FOR MOSQUITOS

Brookfield, WI (July 21, 2023) – Due to elevated mosquito larvae counts in specific areas of the city, the City of Brookfield intends to conduct a treatment of the mosquito abatement program on Monday July 25th, weather permitting. The City’s consultant, Clark Environmental Mosquito Management, Inc., will be treating approximately 340 acres of public major wetland/floodland tracts primarily located in the Fox River corridor area and the Wirth Park wetlands area with a biolarvicide product by helicopter beginning at daybreak and during the morning hours.

The biolarvicide, Natular G, is a natural occurring soil bacterium that is granular in form (i.e. not a liquid or spray) and will be applied utilizing GPS navigational technology to assure accuracy in identifying treatment locations. There are no restrictions for public use of the treated areas. However, park users are cautioned to avoid utilizing the areas of the park while treatment operations are being conducted.

The entire City of Brookfield is not being treated for mosquitoes. The only identified treatment areas meeting larval density and development stage requirements of the permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources is a portion of the Fox River Corridor consisting of the wetlands adjacent to the Fox River including within Mitchell Park, a portion of the Wirth Park wetlands (north west of the park), wetlands located south of Voigt Soccer Park, wetlands adjacent to Lilly Heights Park, wetlands located adjacent to Rolling Meadows Park, wetlands adjacent to Cardinal Crest Park, a small wetland area near Moorland and Hwy 59, and a wetland area south of Swanson Elementary on S. Calhoun Road. Treatment area maps are available at City Hall and on the City’s website.

Future treatment dates and ongoing information may also be obtained by contacting the City’s website www.ci.brookfield.wi.us.

Press Release

Map of Helicopter Treatment Area

More information on the City of Brookfield Mosquito Management Program

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