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Public Notice Spraying to control larval mosquitoes will begin on May 31, 2008 in the Town of Pelham. Larval mosquitoes will be controlled in areas such as marshes, salt marshes, red maple swamps, woodland pools, flooded fields, roadside ditches and flooded storm water basins. Mosquito larvae found in street and parking lot catch basins will also be controlled. The primary control agent will be a bacterium larvacide called Vectobac (BTI) or Vectolex (Bs). This environmentally- friendly biological control is very specific to mosquito larvae and is used worldwide in mosquito control. The bacterium are naturally occurring and will not replicate in the environment. Spraying to control larvae will continue as needed until November 30, 2008. Control agents will only be applied where larvae are collected. Persons
not wishing their properties treated must contact (in writing) Marie Maruca,
Board of Selectmen’s Office, 6 Village Green, Pelham NH, 03076. Information on
biological control agents, insecticides, areas likely to be treated or any
potential hazards is available upon request to Municipal Pest Management
Services, Inc. @ 603-431-0008 or @
swampfixer@verizon.net. Municipal Pest Management Services, Inc. will
provide mosquito control services for the Town of Pelham in 2008. Michael
Morrison, Entomologist Municipal Pest Management Services, Inc. |
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