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Aerial Larvicide Notice

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the following salt 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:  July 6-7, 2016, 5:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Method of application:  Low altitude, large droplet liquid application

Name of Pesticide: VectoBac 12AS Liquid Concentrate (Bti – Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) & Altosid Liquid Larvicide Concentrate (Methoprene)

Approximate location(s):

Marshes that will be treated are marked “Yes.”

Town of Babylon

Treat?

Town of Brookhaven (cont.)

Treat?

Sore Thumb

Fireplace Neck

Yes

Oak Beach

Wertheim NWR

Pending

Oak Beach North

Manor of St. George

West Gilgo

Smith Point North

Yes

Gilgo

Johns Neck Creek

Yes

Cedar Beach

Mastic Beach

Yes

Cedar Beach Golf Course

Pattersquash Island

Oak Island

Town of Southampton

Ox/Helicopter Island

Stokes Poges

Yes

Gilgo Island

Jagger Lane

Yes

Town of Islip

Apacuck Point

Yes

Robert Moses CG Station

Moneybogue Bay

Yes

Clam Pond

Yes

Westhampton Dunes

Yes

Captree Island East

Dune Rd (Overton)

Gardiner Park

Yes

Meadow Lane

Yes

Admiralty/Isbrandtsen

North Haven

Scully

Yes

Iron Point

Seatuck NWR

Yes

North Sea

Yes

Islip Preserve

Yes

Town of East Hampton

Quintuck Creek

Yes

Napeague

Yes

Heckscher State Park

Yes

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