The Norfolk County Mosquito Control District will potentially be conducting helicopter applications of the bio rational larvicide Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) to control mosquito larvae, should conditions warrant. Go to the Districts website for targeted spring wetland locations. The summer wetland locations will be posted before any application should it be warranted.
These potential applications will be conducted over specific large wetlands in the Towns of:
Avon/Bellingham/Braintree/Canton/Dedham/Dover/Foxboro/Franklin/Holbrook/Medfield/Medway/Millis/Milton/Needham/Norfolk/Norwood/Plainville/Quincy/Randolph/Sharon/Stoughton/Walpole/Westwood/Weymouth/Wrentham.
Any potential applications will be conducted between April 9, and September 28, 2018.
The trade name of the granular formulation of Bti utilized will be any of the following:
VectoBac GR (EPA Reg. #73049-486); VectoBac G (EPA Reg. #73049-10): VectoBac GS (EPA Reg. #73049-10). For further information contact David A. Lawson, Director at (781) 762-3681
Information is also available on line at www.norfolkcountymosquito.org
This was shared from the Town of Franklin page
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/memo_to_boards_of_health_aerial_application_february_2018_1_0.pdf
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