Full Notification

Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 3:03 PM
Subject: Routine Larviciding

-- INTERDEPARTMENT NOTICE --

AERIAL TREATMENT OF MOSQUITO LARVICIDE

To control mosquitoes, the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission plans to apply larvicide by helicopter to non-residential areas including marshes, wetlands and other natural areas, which are common breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Due to their size and inaccessibility by ground vehicles, these areas will be treated with larvicides from a low-flying helicopter.

You or your residents may see our helicopter flying over residential areas. However, no applications are made over residential neighborhoods. The pilot is merely positioning the helicopter to approach the wetlands in nearby areas.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SPRAYING ACTIVITY

(No precautions are recommended for this treatment. Human exposure to product is very minimal)

DATE OF APPLICATION: Thursday, Friday, Saturday April 16, 17, 18 2015

METHOD OF APPLICATION: Helicopter: Green/Yellow Hiller Model 12E - ☐ N48123, ☒ N1523T

AREAS TO BE TREATED: are uninhabited, wetland areas located in the following municipalities:

☒ Old Bridge

☒ South Brunswick

East Brunswick

☒ Helmetta

☒ Jamesburg

☒ Monroe

☒ North Brunswick

☒ Spotswood

* Spraying / Adulticiding - Applying a liquid insecticide from trucks/helicopter to kill adult mosquitoes. Can take place in residential or non-residential areas.

** Aerial larviciding - Dropping granules by helicopter to marshes, wetland and other large natural areas to kill mosquito larvae before they grow into adult mosquitoes. Granules containing natural bacteria or chemical may be dispersed.

The mosquito control products being used:

1. Bacillus thringiensis israelensis (Bti): a biological larvicide and/or

2. Temephos : An organophosphate with larvicidal use.

If the conditions are not ideal, the treatments will not be conducted. For more information please contact the Mosquito Commission at 732-549-0665 from 7am-3:30pm Monday-Friday.