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<font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font></b><font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><b>Norfolk
County Mosquito Control to Begin Aerial Larval Control Program </b></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="3">between 7 am and 7:30 pm
daily, Tuesday April 19, 2005 through Friday, April 29, 2005</font></b><!--mstheme--></font></h1>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project
will be treating wetlands in 24 of the communities of the District, which
includes the Town of Needham, starting on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, with a
granular form of Bti (<i>Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis</i>), a
naturally occurring soil bacterium that kills mosquito larvae before they
become mosquitoes. This aerial larval control is scheduled to be
conducted through Friday, April 29, 2005. If the application cannot be
completed by then due to unpredictable weather, the application will
continue beyond these dates. </font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Bti is virtually non-toxic to humans, plants
and animals. The Bti is impregnated on coarsely ground corncob granules.
In the larger wetlands which are inaccessible from roads, these
applications will be done by helicopters flying at tree top level. The
granules when applied fall straight into the wetland and do not drift
beyond the targeted area. </font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Aerial Bti applications will only be done in
wetlands that potentially harbor significant numbers of mosquito larvae.
The Project has begun taking "dip" samples of water from these wetlands in
order to determine larval density. The Project will follow up with
aerial/ground applications where sufficient mosquito larvae density has
been identified. Aerial applications of Bti are currently scheduled to
take place sometime between mid and late April depending on the speed of
larval development.</font></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">According to information
on the EPA website,
<a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/larvicides4mosquitos.htm#cycle">
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/larvicides4mosquitos.htm#cycle
</a> ...microbial larvicide�s "...are essentially nontoxic to humans, so
there are no concerns for human health effects with Bti..." and "...do not
pose risks to wildlife, most non-target species, or the environment...".
We remind you that, since the mosquito species most likely to be potential
vectors of West Nile Virus breed in containers such as rain gutters,
kiddie pools, or any other containers which hold water for more than five
days, the public can play a major role in controlling these vectors by
eliminating all standing water on their property. </font></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Additional information
on larvicides (including detailed information on toxicity), mosquito
breeding, and the aerial program may be found on the Norfolk County
Mosquito Control Project�s website at - http:
<a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp">
www.massnrc.org/ncmcp</a>. You can also contact the Health Department at
(781) 455-7523.</font></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm">
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