Aerial Mosquito Larvae Treatment Scheduled for June 30 - July 1, 2022

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works' Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the marshes named below by helicopter to control mosquito larvae. If weather conditions prevent completion, the work will be continued on the next suitable day.

DPW's Division of Vector Control is responsible for controlling mosquito infestations that are of public health importance. Vector Control crews regularly inspect marshlands that have historically produced large numbers of developing larval mosquitoes and treats those that have shown recent activity. Large sections of marshland are treated by helicopter to prevent the densely clustered larvae from emerging as adult mosquitoes that have the ability to fly miles from the marshes into communities. According to the Vector Control and Wetlands Management Long-Term Plan, treatment of mosquito larvae reduces the risk of transmission of mosquito-borne diseases among the public as well as the need to control mosquito populations in residential neighborhoods.

Time and date of the application: June 30 through July 1 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"

Town of Babylon	Treat?	Town of Brookhaven (cont.)	Treat?
Sore Thumb		Fireplace Neck	Yes
Oak Beach		Wertheim NWR	Pending
West Gilgo		Manor of St. George
Gilgo		Smith Point	Yes
Cedar Beach		Johns Neck Creek	Yes
Cedar Beach Golf Course		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		Apacuck Point	Yes
Clam Pond		Moneybogue Bay	Yes
Captree		Westhampton Dunes	Yes
Gardiner Park		Dune Rd (Overton)	Yes
Admiralty/Isbrandtsen		Meadow Lane	Yes
Scully		North Haven
Seatuck NWR		Iron Point
Islip Preserve		North Sea	Yes
Quintuck Creek		Town of East Hampton
Heckscher State Park		Cedar Pt Co Park	Yes
Timber Point		Napeague	Yes
Idle Hour		Beach Hampton
Pepperidge Hall		Accabonac Harbor	Pending
Ludlows Creek		Town of Riverhead
West Oak Recreation	Yes	Indian Island
West Sayville GC		Overlook - Aquebogue
Namkee Creek		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
Abets Creek	Yes	Great Hog Neck
Hedges Creek	Yes	Kerwin Blvd.
Lyman Marsh		Pipes Neck Creek
Bellport Bay	Yes	Pipes Cove
Beaverdam Creek

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
• Vector Control and Wetlands Management Long-Term Plan

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