Vincent.Cramer@suffolkcountyny.gov / Tuesday, August 20, 2024 / Categories: Health, Public Works Aerial Mosquito Larvae Treatment of Marshes Scheduled for August 21st - 23rd 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. The following treatments are for Vector Control: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Time and date of the application: August 21 to 23, 2024, 6:00am. – 6:00 p.m. Method of Treatment: Low altitude helicopter, granular application Name of Pesticide: VectoPrime FG [Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and Altosid (Methoprene)] EPA# 73049-501 Marshes that will be treated are marked “Yes” Marshes marked as “Pending” will be rechecked and may be added, as required: Town of Babylon Treat? Town of Brookhaven (cont.) Treat? Sore Thumb Fireplace Neck Yes Oak Beach Yes Wertheim NWR Pending West Gilgo Yes Smith Point Pending Gilgo Yes Johns Neck Creek Pending Cedar Beach Yes Mastic Beach Pending Cedar Beach Golf Course Moriches – Crystal Brook Yes 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 Yes Clam Pond – Saltaire Moneybogue Bay Yes Captree Westhampton Dunes Gardiner Park Yes Dune Rd (Overton) Yes Admiralty/Isbrandtsen Yes Meadow Lane 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 Ludlows Creek Yes Town of Riverhead West Oak Recreation Yes Indian Island Yes West Sayville GC Overlook - Aquebogue Namkee Creek Yes Crescent Duck Farm Yes Town of Brookhaven Aquebogue Farm Sayville YC Millar Farm Stillman Creek Yes 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 Yes Pipes Neck Creek Yes 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. For current and future notices and/or further information: Suffolk County Division of Vector Control 631-852-4270 suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Vector-Mosquito-Control Follow us suffolkcountyny.gov Facebook.com/SuffolkCountyHealth Twitter.com/SuffolkCoHealth Instagram.com/suffolkhealth Print 877