Vincent.Cramer@suffolkcountyny.gov / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Categories: Health, Public Works Aerial Mosquito Larvicide Notice 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: August 31 - September 2, 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 Pending West Gilgo Yes Manor of St. George Gilgo Yes Smith Point Yes Cedar Beach Yes Johns Neck Creek Yes Cedar Beach Golf Course Mastic Beach Yes Oak Island Moriches - Crystal Brook Pending Ox/Helicopter Island Town of Southampton Gilgo Island Stokes Poges Town of Islip Jagger Lane Robert Moses CG Station Aqacuck Point Yes Clam Pond Moneybogue Bay Captree Westhampton Dunes Gardiner Park Yes Dune Rd (Overton) Admiralty/Isbrandtsen Yes Meadow Lane Yes Scully 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 Pending Ludlows Creek Yes Town of East Hampton 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 Pending 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 Pipes Neck Creek Yes Bellport Bay Pending Pipes Cove 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 2935