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Mosquito Control
To:  Boards of Health

From:   John J. Smith, Director,
                Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project

Date:  April 2, 2008

Re:     Notice of Aerial Larval Control Application

In accordance with 333 CMR 13.05 (2) (a & b), please consider this as notification of the pending spring (and summer if needed) aerial applications targeting mosquito larvae in the larger wetlands of the county.

The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project will be conducting helicopter applications of the biorational larvicide Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) to control mosquito larvae.  Go to the Projects website for spring wetland locations. The summer wetland locations will be posted if these applications are warranted. These 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 area.

These applications will be conducted between April 14, 2008 and April 26, 2008.

The trade name of the granular formulations of Bti to be used is VectoBac G (EPA Reg. #73049-10). For further information contact John J. Smith, Director at (781) 762-3681 or the Boards of Health in the towns listed above. Information is also available on line at http://massnrc.org/ncmcp


Sharon, Massachusetts 90 South Main St., Sharon, MA 02067 tel:(781) 784-1500 fax:(781) 784-1503