Suffolk County’s vector control division of the Department of Public Works is planning its first aerial pesticide of the season today, according to a public notice sent out by the county last yesterday afternoon. The pesticide application is intended to control mosquito larvae.
Locations include some in the towns of Riverhead, Southold and Southampton. They were identified by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services as: Indian Island, Overlook, Crescent Duck Farm, Aquebogue Farm, Millar Farm and Pier Avenue in the Town of Riverhead; New Suffolk, Kerwin Boulevard, Pipes Neck Creek and Pipes Cove in the Town of Southold; and, locally, Iron Point in the Town of Southampton.
Vector control will apply Vectobac 12AS (Bti) and Altosid liquid (methoprene), which 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, the county Department of Health Services said in the notice.
“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,” according to the notice. “Human exposure from this operation is unlikely and the products involved have no significant human toxicity.”
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