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Aerial larvicide

County plans treatment of marshes to control mosquito larvae this week

by Aug 18, 2025
Suffolk County’s vector control division will be applying pesticides today through Wednesday to control mosquito larvae in certain marshes across the county, including some in the Town of Riverhead, the Suffolk County Health Department announced in a press release issued this afternoon.

Suffolk County to spray some local marshes in Riverhead and Southold, June 11-13

by Jun 11, 2025
Suffolk Vector Control plans to treat several marshes in Riverhead and Southold to control mosquito larvae, June 11-13. The pesticides will be applied by helicopter, weather permitting, the health department said.

Local marshes to have larvicide application Tuesday by county vector control helicopter

by Jun 24, 2024
Suffolk County’s vector control division plans to apply larvicides Tuesday  to control mosquitoes in certain marshes, including some in the Town of Riverhead and one in Flanders, the Suffolk County Health Department announced in a press release issued late Monday afternoon.

Suffolk to conduct aerial pesticide application in Calverton-Manorville tonight

by Aug 9, 2019
Vector control to spray Anvil after mosquito samples test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus

County to spray marshes with larvicide

by May 21, 2019
The county’s vector control division plans to spray larvicides on parts of more than 40 marshes this week.
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More aerial larvicide applications planned for local marshes

by Jul 26, 2018
The county’s vector control division plans to treat parts of the numerous marshes across the county Thursday and Friday to control mosquito larvae, the Department of Health announced Wednesday afternoon. Locations include marshes in Riverhead, Southold and Flanders.
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County vector control to spray locations in Riverhead, Flanders and Southold

by Jul 16, 2018
Suffolk County vector control will apply aerial larvicide to locations in Riverhead, Southampton and Southold towns this week, the office of the county health commissioner announced Monday afternoon.
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County to begin spraying local marshes

by May 3, 2017
Suffolk County will begin treating salt marshes across the county this week to control mosquito larvae, the county health department announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Aerial larvicide applications continue in Suffolk, including locations in Riverhead

by Sep 9, 2016
Suffolk County vector control continues aerial larvicide applications to control mosquitoes in salt marshes across the county today and tomorrow, including locations in Southold and Riverhead towns.
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County plans aerial larvicide applications on North Fork this week

by Aug 23, 2016
As more mosquito samples and birds test positive for West Nile and a mosquito believed capable of transmitting Zika virus reported to be active in Suffolk, the county vector control division plans more aerial larvicide applications.