lauren.desena@suffolkcountyny.gov / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 / Categories: Health, Public Works Aerial Mosquito Larvae Treatment Notification Due to the recent extreme rain events and moon tides, many wetlands in Suffolk County are now flooded and breeding mosquitoes great numbers. 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, vector control will treat the marshes on the next suitable day. Time and date of the application: July 19 through July 21 from 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 Wednesday and may be added, as required: Town of Babylon Treat? Town of Brookhaven (cont.) Treat? Sore Thumb Yes Fireplace Neck Yes Oak Beach Yes Wertheim NWR West Gilgo Yes Manor of St. George Gilgo Yes Smith Point Yes Cedar Beach Pending Johns Neck Creek Yes Cedar Beach Golf Course Yes Mastic Beach Yes Oak Island Yes Moriches - Crystal Brook Yes Ox/Helicopter Island Town of Southampton Gilgo Island Stokes Poges Pending Town of Islip Jagger Lane Yes Robert Moses CG Station Yes Aqacuck Point Yes Clam Pond Yes Moneybogue Bay Yes Captree Westhampton Dunes Pending Gardiner Park Yes Dune Rd (Overton) Pending Admiralty/Isbrandtsen Yes Meadow Lane Yes Scully Yes North Haven Pending Seatuck NWR Iron Point Yes Islip Preserve Yes 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 Yes Beach Hampton Yes Pepperidge Hall Yes Accabonac Harbor Pending Ludlows Creek Yes Town of East Hampton West Oak Recreation Yes Indian Island Yes West Sayville GC Pending Overlook - Aquebogue Namkee Creek Pending Crescent Duck Farm Yes Town of Brookhaven Aquebogue Farm Yes Sayville YC Pending Millar Farm Yes Stillman Creek Yes Union Ave Yes Grove Ave Yes Pier Avenue Yes 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 Yes Pipes Neck Creek Yes Bellport Bay Yes Pipes Cove Yes Beaverdam Creek Yes Orient Beach St Park 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. For current and future notices and/or further information: Suffolk County Division of Vector Control 631-852-4270 Suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/PublicWorks/VectorMosquitoControl Follow us: suffolkcountyny.gov Facebook.com/SuffolkCountyHealth Instagram.com/suffolkhealth Twitter.com/SuffolkCoHealth Print 610294