Mosquito samples collected in Aquebogue and Jamesport in late August tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Suffolk County Department of Health. READ
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A mosquito sample collected in Jamesport tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Suffolk County Health Department. READ
UPDATE (Aug. 31): The New York State Department of Health has informed Suffolk County health officials that two additional mosquito samples taken from Manorville have tested positive for the virus known as “Triple E.” READ
A mosquito sample in Aquebogue tested positive for West Nile virus, the Suffolk County Health Department announced today. In total, 19 samples tested positive across the county July 27 to July 28. READ
Two local parks will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday as the town sprays for ticks, while Suffolk County will be spraying local marshes for mosquitoes tomorrow. (more…)
Local marshes in Riverhead Town will be treated for mosquito larvae Thursday, Suffolk County officials said.
The county’s Division of Vector Control will treat the following areas: Indian Island, Overlook in Aquebogue, Crescent Duck Farm, Aquebogue Farm and Millar Farm.
Over in Southold, the following areas will be treated Thursday: New Suffolk, Great Hog Neck, Kerwin Blvd., Pipes Neck Creek, and Pipes Cove.
The marshes will be treated by helicopter from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. using Vectobac 12 AS, according to a press release.
“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,” the release states. “Human exposure from this operation is unlikely and the products involved have no significant human toxicity.”
If weather conditions prevent the spraying, treatment will continue on the next suitable day, according to the statement.
For more information, call the Spraying Information Hotline at (631) 852-4939.
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Aerial spraying of mosquito control pesticides will be taking place over a number of North Fork marshesTuesday, county officials announced Monday.
Suffolk County’s vector control division of the Department of Public Works plans to treat parts of several salt marshes throughout the county by spraying by helicopter in order to control mosquito larvae, officials said.
The department will use a “low altitude, large droplet liquid application,” of Altoside, which is a brand name for the insecticide, methoprene.
The spraying is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the various locations.
In Riverhead Town, spraying is planned for marshes near Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, Millar Farm in Aquebogue (north of Cases Creek), Pier Avenue in Northville, and a site listed as “Aquebogue Farm.” It was not immediately clear where that last marsh is located.
In Southold Town, spraying is scheduled for Great Hog Neck in Southold, Kerwin Boulevard in Greenport, Pipes Neck Creek in Greenport and Pipes Cove in Greenport.
Officials say that if weather conditions prevent the scheduled work, spraying will be continue the next suitable day.