Aerial mosquito larvicide notice

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 on the next suitable day. Time and date of the application: May 3-4, 2017, 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Method of application:  Low altitude, large droplet liquid application Name of Pesticide: VectoBac 12AS Liquid Concentrate (Bti – Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and Altosid Liquid Larvicide Concentrate (Methoprene) Approximate location(s):  Marshes that will be treated are marked “Yes.”

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