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Aerial Mosquito Larvae Treatment Scheduled for this week

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: September 8 through September 10, 6 a.m. through 7 p.m.
Method of application:  Low altitude, 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”
Those sites marked “Yes/Pending” are being surveyed and results not completed as of time of posting. These sites may be treated based on the crew’s findings.

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

 

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

 

Town of Islip

 

Jagger Lane

 

Robert Moses CG Station

 

Apacuck Point

Yes

Clam Pond

Yes

Moneybogue Bay

 

Captree

 

Westhampton Dunes

 

Gardiner Park

 

Dune Rd (Overton)

Yes

Admiralty/Isbrandtsen

Yes

Meadow Lane

 

Scully

 

North Haven

 

Seatuck NWR

 

Iron Point

Yes

Islip Preserve

 

North Sea

 

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

Yes

Overlook - Aquebogue

 

Namkee Creek

 

Crescent Duck Farm

Yes

Town of Brookhaven

 

Aquebogue Farm

Yes

Sayville YC

 

Millar Farm

Yes

Stillman Creek

 

Union Ave

 

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.

 

Lyman Marsh

 

Pipes Neck Creek

 

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:

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