Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project
To: Boards of Health From: John J. Smith, Director Date: April 17, 2009 Re: Notification of Early Morning Aerosol (ULV) Applications Please be advised that the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project will begin the 2009 early morning ULV aerosol applications on or about May 25, 2009, weather permitting. This program will be a continuation of the procedure, which has been used in past years: May 25, 2009 through September 30, 2009 - Adulticide aerosol (ULV) applications. (2:00 AM to 6:00 AM (sunrise), Monday through Friday) If any resident wishes to know when the spray program may be conducted in their area, they should go to the Projects website at http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp , or contact their local Board of Health. If an individual would like to see a map and/or street listing of the areas to be treated they should click on the following link, and then click on their town. Current early morning aerosol application schedule and maps http://massnrc.org/ncmcp/spraysch.htm Please note that the ULV map and/or street listings will be posted on or about 3:30 p.m. the day before the scheduled application day. Residents may also contact the Projects main telephone line (781)762-3681 after 3:30 P.M. the day before the scheduled treatment to hear a recorded message detailing the streets/areas to be treated in the town. The purpose of the adulticide application is to control nuisance and/or virus carrying adult mosquitoes. The control product being used is Anvil (EPA Reg.# 1021-1688-8329) applied in ultra low volume (ULV) sprayers at a rate of approximately one half ounce per acre of finished spray. Process to Exclude Property From Public Area Wide Pesticide Applications State Regulation 333 CMR:13:04 provides a method for homeowners to exclude their property from public area-wide pesticide applications. For more information, please click on the following links: http://www.mass.gov/agr/legal/regs/pesticides_33313_std_application.pdf or http://massnrc.org/ncmcp/notify2.htm4/27/2008
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