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MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH MIDDLESEX
NOTICE OF AERIAL APPLICATION OF LARVICIDE
FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL
NOTICE: THE 2019 MOSQUITO LARVICIDE APPLICATION TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH.
When weather conditions permit and continuing as required throughout the season, the Municipality of North Middlesex will be applying a biological larvicide (B.t.i.) by helicopter to standing water within 2km of Parkhill, Ailsa Craig and Nairn beginning April 3rd through Aug. 31st, 2018. The program will utilize application of the larvicide VectoBac 200G (PCP#18158, granular) or VectoBac 1200L (PCP#21062, liquid) by ground in order to control larval mosquitoes.
If you require further information in regards to the Mosquito Control Program, you may contact Kevin Taylor at Pestalto Environmental Health Services Inc. at
1-866-648-7773 or kevin.taylor@pestalto.com
JUNE 21, 2019 UPDATE:
It has been a very prolonged, wet spring and most areas of Southern Ontario are experiencing large numbers of adult mosquitoes. Precipitation in May made it difficult to time a second aerial application, resulting in a hatch, which is what we are currently experiencing. If you live in close proximity to a wooded area in any parts of Southern Ontario, you should expect greater presence of mosquitos than in the past several years due to this precipitation. The current program is a larvicide program, and unfortunately, there are no really good choices for controlling adult mosquitoes after they have hatched. Ideally, we will soon experience some hot, dry weather to help burn off the adult population that we are experiencing now. Surveillance has been conducted, and in 95% of the areas that were sampled, no mosquito larva was found. At this time, it would not be feasible to conduct a ground or secon aerial application. We will continue to monitor the situaton throughout the season.
BTI Fact Sheet - click here.
Health Canada re-evaluation decision - click here.
Nairn Boundary Map.
Ailsa Craig Boundary Map.
Parkhill Mosquito Area Map.