Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Suffolk on August 12

Written by Long Island News & PR | 12. August 2014

Suffolk County, NY - August 12, 2014 - The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the following salt marshes by helicopter to control mosquito larvae. Should weather conditions prevent completion of the work, it will be continued the next suitable day.

Time and date of the application: August 12, 2014 5:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Method of application: Low altitude, large droplet liquid application

Name of Pesticide: Altosid liquid (methoprene).

Approximate location(s):

Marshes marked “yes” will be treated:

Town of Babylon	Treat?	Town of Brookhaven (cont.)	Treat?
Sore Thumb		Fireplace Neck
Oak Beach		Wertheim NWR	Pending USFWS review
Oak Beach North		Manor of St. George
West Gilgo		Smith Point North
Gilgo	Yes	Johns Neck Creek	Yes
Cedar Beach	Yes	Mastic Beach	Yes
Cedar Beach Golf Course		Pattersquash Island
Oak Island	Yes	Town of Southampton
Ox/Helicopter Island		Stokes Poges
Gilgo Island		Jagger Lane	Yes
Town of Islip		Apacuck Point	Yes
Robert Moses CG Station		Moneybogue Bay
Clam Pond	Yes	Westhampton Dunes
Captree Island East		Dune Rd (Overton)
Gardiner Park		Meadow Lane	Yes
Admiralty/Isbrandtsen		North Haven
Scully		Iron Point
Seatuck NWR	Pending USFWS review	North Sea	Yes
Islip Preserve		Town of East Hampton
Quintuck Creek		Napeague	Yes
Heckscher State Park		Beach Hampton
Timber Point		Accabonac Harbor	Yes
Idle Hour		Town of Riverhead
Pepperidge Hall		Indian Island
Ludlows Creek		Overlook - Aquebogue	Yes
West Oak Recreation	Yes	Crescent Duck Farm	Yes
West Sayville GC	Yes	Aquebogue Farm
Namkee Creek		Millar Farm
Town of Brookhaven		Union Ave
Sayville YC	Yes	Pier Avenue
Stillman Creek		Town of Southold
Pine Neck Ave. (Swan River)		New Suffolk
Roe Ave. (Mud Creek)	Yes	Great Hog Neck
Abets Creek		Kerwin Blvd.
Hedges Creek		Pipes Neck Creek
Lyman Marsh		Pipes Cove
Bellport Bay	Yes	Town of Smithtown
Beaverdam Creek		Sunken Meadow

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
Spraying Information Hotline 631-852-4939
Click here for Spray Notices