Aimee.Chabon@suffolkcountyny.gov / Tuesday, May 27, 2025 / Categories: Health, Public Works Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control Treatment Plan 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: May 28- 30, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Method of application: Low altitude helicopter, granular pellet 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 West Gilgo Yes Manor of St. George Gilgo Yes Smith Point Yes Cedar Beach Yes Johns Neck Creek Yes Cedar Beach Golf Course Yes Mastic Beach Yes Oak Island Moriches – Crystal Brook Yes Ox/Helicopter Island Town of Southampton Gilgo Island Stokes Poges Town of Islip Jagger Lane Yes Robert Moses CG Station Yes Apacuck Point Yes Clam Pond Pending Moneybogue Bay Yes Captree Westhampton Dunes Gardiner Park Yes Dune Rd (Overton) Admiralty/Isbrandtsen Yes Meadow Lane Yes Scully Yes North Haven Seatuck NWR Iron Point Yes Islip Preserve Yes North Sea Pending 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 Riverhead West Oak Recreation Yes Indian Island Yes West Sayville GC Overlook - Aquebogue Yes Namkee Creek Crescent Duck Farm Yes Town of Brookhaven Aquebogue Farm Yes Sayville YC Millar Farm Yes Stillman Creek Yes Union Ave Yes Grove Ave Yes Pier Avenue Yes Pine Neck Ave. (Swan River) 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 Bellport Bay Yes Pipes Cove 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/PublicWorks/VectorMosquitoControl suffolkcountyny.gov Facebook.com/SuffolkCountyHealthServices Twitter.com/SuffolkCoHealth Print 742