Application for July 9-11 6:00AM – 6:00PM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 8, 2024
CONTACT: Grace Kelly-McGovern
631-854-0095, 631-219-9592
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: July 9 – 11, 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” Marshes marked as “Pending” will be rechecked and added, as required:
Town of Babylon Treat? Town of Brookhaven (cont.) Treat? Sore Thumb Fireplace Neck Yes Oak Beach Wertheim NWR Pending West Gilgo Yes Manor of St. George Gilgo Yes Smith Point Yes Cedar Beach Yes Johns Neck Creek Yes Cedar Beach Golf Course 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 Yes Robert Moses CG Station Apacuck Point Yes Clam Pond 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 Yes 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 Yes 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 Yes Millar Farm Yes Stillman Creek Yes Union Ave Yes 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. Yes Lyman Marsh Yes Pipes Neck Creek Yes Bellport Bay Pipes Cove Yes Beaverdam Creek Yes Point O’Woods 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/news
- Suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/PublicWorks/VectorMosquitoControl
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