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Area to Undergo Aerial Mosquito Treatment
The treatment will be administered between April 19 and 22.
The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project will conduct a helicopter-based treatment to control mosquito larvae, beginning Tuesday.
The treatment to be applied is known as biorational larvicide Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis), according to a Board of Health news release last week. The trade name of the granular formulations of Bti to be used is VectoBac G.
A list of spring wetland locations that will be affected is available on the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project's website; wetland locations in the summer will be posted if treatment is warranted, according to the news release.
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The applications to be conducted will take place over specific large wetlands in the Norfolk County area between Tuesday, April 19 and Friday, April 22. NCMCP will extend the dates of application if they cannot be completed by April 22. About 336.48 acres of wetland will be sprayed for the spring application, according to NCMCP.
For more information, contact John J. Smith, Director of the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Poject, at (781) 762-3681, or visit massnrc.org/ncmcp.
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