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Aerial Mosquito Larvae Treatment of Marshes Scheduled for August 13th & 15th

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the following marshes by helicopter to control mosquito larvae. Should weather conditions prevent completion of the work, it will be continued on the next suitable day.

Time and date of the application: August 13 and August 15, 6:00 a.m.-- 6:00 p.m.

Method of application: Low altitude helicopter, granular application

Name of Pesticide: VectoPrime FG [Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and Altosid (Methoprene)] EPA# 73049-501

Approximate location(s):

Marshes that will be treated are marked “Yes” Marshes marked as “Pending” will be rechecked and added, as required:

Town of Babylon Treat? Town of Brookhaven (cont.) Treat?
Sore Thumb Yes Fireplace Neck Yes
Oak Beach Yes Wertheim NWR Yes/Pending
West Gilgo Yes Smith Point Yes
Gilgo Yes Johns Neck Creek Yes
Cedar Beach   Mastic Beach Yes
Cedar Beach Golf Course Yes Moriches – Crystal Brook Pending
Oak Island   Point O’Woods Yes
Ox/Helicopter Island   Town of Southampton  
Gilgo Island   Stokes Poges  
Town of Islip   Jagger Lane  
Robert Moses CG Station Yes Apacuck Point  
Clam Pond – Saltaire   Moneybogue Bay  
Captree   Westhampton Dunes  
Gardiner Park Yes Dune Rd (Overton) Pending
Admiralty/Isbrandtsen Yes Meadow Lane  
Scully Yes North Haven  
Seatuck NWR   Iron Point Yes
Islip Preserve Pending North Sea Yes
Quintuck Creek Yes Town of East Hampton  
Heckscher State Park Yes Cedar Pt Co Park Yes
Timber Point   Napeague Yes
Idle Hour   Beach Hampton Yes
Pepperidge Hall Yes Accabonac Harbor  
Ludlows Creek Yes Town of Riverhead  
West Oak Recreation Yes Indian Island  
West Sayville GC   Overlook - Aquebogue Yes
Namkee Creek   Crescent Duck Farm Yes
Town of Brookhaven   Aquebogue Farm  
Sayville YC   Millar Farm  
Stillman Creek   Union Ave  
Grove Ave Yes Pier Avenue  
Pine Neck Ave. (Swan River) Yes Town of Southold  
Roe Ave. (Mud Creek) Yes New Suffolk Yes
Abets Creek Yes Great Hog Neck Yes
Hedges Creek Yes Kerwin Blvd. Yes
Lyman Marsh Pending Pipes Neck Creek  
Bellport Bay Yes Pipes Cove  
Beaverdam Creek Yes    

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.

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.

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