### MASSACHUSETTS MOSQUITO CONTROL

ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT



## 2008 Year of Report Date of Report: 4-3-2009

Project/District Name: Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project

Address: 142 R Pembroke St.

City/Town: Kingston Zip: 02364

Phone: 781-585-5450 Fax: 781-582-1276

E-mail: atexeira@plymouthmosquito.com

Report prepared by: Anthony Texeira

If you have a mission statement, pleas e include it here:

ORGANIZATION SETUP:

Please list your Commissioner's names:

Carolyn Brennan - Chairman Leighton F. Peck, Jr. Kimberly King John Kenny

Please list the Supt./Director's name: Anthony Texeira Please list the Supt./Director' s contact phone number: 781-585-5450 Please list your Asst. Supt./A sst. Director's name: Jo Ann Fa wcett Project Coordinator

Do you have a website? Yes

If yes, please list the web address her e: http://www.plymouthmosquito.com

Please list your staffing levels for the year of this report:

Full time: 11

Part time: 1

Seasonal: 8 Other: (please describe)

Please break these down into the following areas:

Administrative staff: 2

Field staff: 9Please check off all that apply, and list employee name(s) next to each category: Public relations Dan Daly Information technology Entomologist Ellen Bidlack

Wetland Scientist Biologist Education Dan Daly Laboratory Operations Jo Ann Fawcett Steve Gillett Facilities Anthony Texeira Steve Gillett Other (please list) Pilot - Greg Goodban d, Excavator oper ators - Greg Goodband Excavator operator - Bri an Callahan, Area Foreman - Ed ward Medeiros, Ronald DeMoura, Richard Goodwin,Chr istopher Hanna and George Rego

For the year of this report, we maintained:

18 vehicles 1 modified wetland equipment (list type) Link-Belt 9 ULV sprayers (list type) Becomist 14 Larval control equipment (lis t type) 2 Hydraulic unit,2 backpack sprayers, 10 pump

cans Other (please be specific): 1 Airplane, 1 unm odified excavator, 1 trailer,1 small boat

Comments:

How many cities & towns in your service area? 28 Please list: Abington, Bri dgewater, Brockton, Carver , Cohasset, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hin gham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, No rwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wa reham, West Bridgewater, Whitman

*Please attach a link to a map of your service area if possible. http://www.plymouthmosquito.com/map.htm

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM):

DEFINITION: a comprehensive strategy of pest control whose major objective is to achieve desired levels of pest control in an environmentally responsible manner by combining multiple pest control measures to reduce the need for reliance on chemical pesticides; more speci fically, a combination of pest controls which addresses conditions that support pests and may include, but is not limited to, the use of monitoring tec hniques to determine immediate and ongoing need for pest control, increased sanitation, physical barrier methods, the use of natural pest enemies and a judicious use of lowest risk pesticides when

necessary.Please check off all of the serv ices that you currently provid e to your member cities and towns as part of your IPM program; details of these services are in the next sections.

Larval mosquito control Adult mosquito control

Source reduction

Ditch maintenance Open Marsh Water Management Adult mosquito surveillance Education, Outreach & Public education

Research Other (please list):

Comments:

LARVAL MOSQUI TO CONTROL:

Do you have a larval mosqui to suppression program? Yes

If yes, please describe the purpose of this pr ogram: The larval suppression program is

one of our most effective methods to r educe the number of biting mosquitoes by preventing mosquitoes from maturing in to adults, protecting human health and improving the quality of life of our residents.

Please give the time frame for this program: April - September

Describe the areas that this program is us ed: We target a vari ety of fresh water

wetlands and salt marshes

Do you use: Ground applied (includes hand, portable and/or backpack) Helicopter applications Other (please list): airplane

Comments:

What products do you use in – (please use product name and EPA#)

Wetlands: Vectobac 12AS 73049-38,Vectolex CG 73049-20,BTI Briquets 6218- 47,Altosid XR 2724-421

Catch basins: Altosid pellets wsp 2724-448, Altosid Pellets

Containers:

Other (please list) :

Please list the rates of applicat ion for the areas listed above:Wetlands: Vectobac 12AS 1 pint per acre by pl ane, 1 1/2 pint per acre helicopter

Catch basins: Altosid Pellets 7 gramms per basin

Containers:

Other:

What is your trigger for larvicid ing operations? (check all that apply)

Larval dip counts – please list trigger for application:

Historical records Best professional judgment

Comments:

*Please attach a link to maps of treat ment areas if possible.

ADULT MOSQUITO CONTROL:

Do you have an adult mosquito suppression program? Yes

If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: The goal of our program is to

reduce the number of biting mosqui toes to protect human health and improve the quality

of life of our residents.

Please give the time frame for this program: May - October ( end date depends on virus

activity

Describe the areas that this program is used: We accept request for adult mosquito

control from project residents , businesses and town officials.

Do you use: Truck applications Portable applications Aerial applications Other (please list):

Comments:

Please list the names of the products used with EPA #: 1). Anvil 1020 - 1688-88329 2). FLIT 10 EC - 8329-67 3). 4). 5).6).

Please list your application rates for each product: 1). fl. oz. Anvil 10 +10 ULV per acre = 0.62 2). 7 oz. FLIT per gal. water 3). 4). 5). 6).

Please describe the maximum amounts or frequency used in a particular time frame

such as season and areas

Each resident has a maximu m of 10 treatments per season

What is your trigger for adulticidi ng operations? (check all that apply)

Landing rates - please list trigger for application Light trap data - please list trigger for application Complaint calls - please list trigger for application

Arbovirus data Best professional judgment

Comments:

*Please attach a link to maps of tr eatment areas if possible.

SOURCE REDUCTION

Do you perform source reduction methods such as tire/container removal? Yes

If yes, please describe your pr ogram: Our source reduction pr ogram is comprised of our ditch maintenance program, OMWM and educat ion. We often inspect properties and offer advice to landowners regarding actions they can take to reduce the amount of mosquito production on their property.

What time frame during the year is this method employed? throughout the year

Comments:

DITCH MAINTENANCE

Do you have a ditch maintenance program? Yes

Please check all that apply:Inland/freshwater

Saltmarsh

If yes, please describe: Inland Ditch Maintenance

Please check off all that appl y INLAND DITCH MAINTENANCE:

Hand tools Mechanized equipment Other (please list):

Comments:

Please check off all that apply SALTMARSH DITCH MAINTENANCE:

Hand cleaning Mechanized cleaning

Other (please list):

Comments:

Please give an estimate of cumulative length of ditches maintained from the list above

INLAND :

Hand cleaning 40,580 Mechanized cleaning 4,485 Other (please list): 5525

Comments:

Please give an estimate of cumulative length of ditches maintained from the list above

SALTMARSH :

Hand cleaning

Mechanized cleaning 4,485

Other (please list):

What time frame during the year is this method employed?

Comments:

*Please attach a link to maps of ditch maintenance areas if possible.

OPEN MARSH WATER MANAGEMENTDo you have an OMWM program? Yes

If yes, please describe: We have had an OMWM program on and off since the late

1980's

Please give an estimate of total s quare feet or acreage:

What time frame during the year is this method employed?

Comments: We did not do any OMWM projects this year.

*Please attach a link to maps of OMWM areas if possible.

ADULT MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE

Do you have an adult mosquito surveillance program? Choose one

Please list the number (not lo cation) of MDPH traps in your service area:

Please check off all the types of surv eillance that apply to your program:

Gravid traps Resting boxes CDC light traps Canopy CDC light traps w/CO 2 Canopy ABC light traps Canopy ABC light traps w/CO 2 Canopy NJ light traps Canopy NJ light traps w/CO 2 Canopy

Other (please describe): UV light traps can be baited with CO2.

Please describe the purpose of this program: To monitor the mosquitoes for disease, to

determine general populations lev els and to decide where we can better focus our

larvaciding efforts.

Do you maintain long-term trap sites in any of your areas? Yes

If yes, please describe how you chose these long-term sites. We ma intain a system of NJ traps that have been at the same location s for numerous years. In cooperation with DPH we have in recent years begun to mainta in our own sites for disease surveillence.

Please check off the species of concern in your service area:Ae. albopictus

Ae. cinereus

Ae. vexans An. punctipennis An. quadrimaculatus Cq. perturbans Cx. pipiens

Cx. restuans

Cx. salinarius

Cs. melanura

Cs. morsitans

Oc. abserratus

Oc. canadensis Oc. cantator

Oc. excrucians

Oc. fitchii Oc. j. japonicus Oc. punctor

Oc. sollicitans

Oc. stimulans Oc. taeniorhynchus

Oc. triseriatus

Oc. trivittatus

Ps. ferox Ur. sapphirina

Other (please list): An. walkeri

Do you participate in the MDPH Ar boviral Surveillance program? Yes

How many pools do you subm it weekly on average? 23.5

Please check off the arboviruses found in your area in the past 5 years:

West Nile Virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis Other Please list: Dog Heartworm is present but not monitored by DPH

Did the above listed diseases ca use human or horse illnesses? Yes

Please explain: 2004 - 2 humans and 3 horse s with EEEV, 2005 - 4 humans with EEEV, 2006 - 2 humans and 2 horses with EEEV, 2007 - no disease in humans or horses,

2008 - no disease in humans or horses.

At what arbovirus risk level did the year begi n in your area? (If more than one please list)

WNV: low

EEE: low

At what arbovirus risk level did the year end in your area? (If more than one please list)

WNV: high

EEE: l ow - only exception Lakeville was moderate.

What time frame during the year is this method employed?

Comments:*Please attach a link to maps of sur veillance areas if possible.

EDUCATION, OUTREACH & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Do you have an education/public outreach program program? Yes

If yes, please describe: On site presentat ion to schools and community organization. elementary school "Mosquito Awareness Week" poster contest, Press releases are sent out by the Community Liasio n along with monthly personal contacts with town health officials. He provides sc hool administrators and health agents updates and education on the Child Protection Act and school IPM plans. Educational information is available on

the PCMCP website. Hand outs and brochur es are supplied to the towns and to individual by requests.

Please check off all that apply:

School based program

Website

PR brochures/handouts Community events

Science fairs Meeting presentations Other (please describe):

Please give an estimate of attendanc e/participants in this program: 18 00

Please list some events you participated in for the year of this report: Kingston Elementary Health Fair, Council on Ag ing (Plymouth, Halifax, Pembroke)

What time frame during the year is th is method employed? Throughout the year

Have you performed any research projec ts, efficacy, bottle assays, etc.? Yes

If yes, please elaborate on your research projects: FLIT Barrier Spraying Effacacy Project

Are you involved in any collaborations wit h academia, industry, environmental groups,

etc.? Not at this time

If yes, please elaborate on your collabor ations this past year:

Please provide a list of technical reports, wh ite/grey papers, publication in journal or trade magazines, etc.

Does your staff participate in educational opportunities? YesIf yes, please list the training and education your staff received this year: Clarke Pesticide training, Northeast Mosquito C ontrol Association, NAAA annual convention.

Please list the certifications and degrees held by your staff: Excavator operator ,Pilot - Greg Goodband, U.S. Commercial Airline Ce rtficate, Commercial Certification 34 + 47 CDL, Hoisting License- Excavator operator - Brian Callahan Commercial Certification 47 CDL, Hoisting License, - Area Foreman - Edward Medeiros B.S., Applicators license CDL, Hoisting License, - Ronald DeMour a Commercial Certification 47 - Richard

Goodwin Commercial Certification 47 - Ch ristopher Hanna Commercial Certification 47 - George Rego Applicators license, CDL - Ellen Bidlack B.S., M.A., Commercial applicators Certificate 47 - An thony Texeira B.S., M.A.T. Commercial Certificate 47 -

General Foreman Steve Gillett Commercial Ce rtification 47, CDL, Hoisting License .

Comments:

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL EFFORTS

Do you have a biological control program? No

If yes, please describe:

Is this program the introduction of mosquito predators or the enhance ment of habitat for native predators?

Please check off all that apply:

Predatory fish Predatory invertebrates Other (please describe):

What time frame during the year is this method employed?

Comments:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Does your program use (check all that apply):

Computers GIS mapping GPS equipment Computer databases Aerial PhotographyOther (please describe):

Please describe your capabilities in these areas: Our goal is to use computers and GIS

technology to improve record k eeping, efficiency and communicat ion. As a result these

tools have been used in a variety of ways to meet these goals. Almost 10 years our

service requests have been put directly into a database. We are using this Service

Request system in 2008. The new syst em decreases data entry err ors and speeds

handling of the requests. We have geocoded two years of service requests to help us

identify areas where we can impr ove our larviciding. Other ways we have been using

this technology includes installi ng PDAs and GPS units in all o ur trucks with ULV

sprayers. This system tracks when and where the sprayer was use d as well as other

information. PCMCP's helicopter c ontractor uses similar technol ogy as well. We also

use GIS technology to map our trap sites and help determine tra p placement breeding

sites and sensitive habitats. We are developing a system using GIS and computer

databases to improve tracking of our hand larviciding sites and ditch maintainace.

Please describe your current GIS abilities: Intermediate

Give details if possible on your GIS abilities: We currently have: ArcGIS 9.1 installed on one computer, 3 hand held GPS units including 1 Trimble GeoXT. We have GPS unitis

installed in 11 of our trucks.

Please describe any changes/enhancements in th is area from the previous year: Geo coding breeding sites and placing symbols on Area Foreman's town maps along with vernal pools and sensitive habitats as deter mined by Mass. Nartural Heritage program.

Comments:

REVENUES & EXPENDITURES

Please give a concise statement of revenues & expenditures for the prior fiscal year ending June 30.

For FY08, PCMCP had a budget assessment of $1,289,291 plus a rollover amount from FY07 of $140,268, a combined total of $1, 429,559. Payroll expenditure was $722,000. Chargebacks from Group Insurance, Medica re, Work.Comp was in the vicinity of$196,000. Retirement portion was $101,916. Insecticides purchased was in the area of $166,000. Auto, liability, airplane insu rance totaled approximately $62,000, the purchase of GPS units for state vehicl es $25,000. SRB's chargeback was approx.$32,000. The balance was expended on rent for office, rent for aircraft (also maintenance on aircraft), utilities,office s upplies, various shop supplies, repairs and maintenance on state vehicles, fuel for v ehicles and airplane, lab equipment, mapping and aeril spray program.

Comments:

PESTICIDE USAGE

Please total your pesticide usage with information from your Mass. Pesticide Use Report, WNV Larvicide Use records and contract ed pesticide applications. Applications methods include; hand/backpack, aerial, UL V, mistblower, other (please explain)

Product Name: ANVIL EPA Reg. #: 1021-1688-8329 Application method: ULV Targeted life stage: Adult Total amount of concentrate applied: 470 Gals

Comments:

Product Name: FLIT 10 EC EPA Reg. #: 8329-67 Application method: hand Targeted life stage: Adult Total amount of concentrate applied: 5 Gals

Comments:

Product Name: Altosid pellets wsp EPA Reg. #: ULV Application method: hand Targeted life stage: Larvae Total amount of concentrate applied: 844 lbs

Comments:

Product Name: Altosid XR brickets EPA Reg. #: 2724-421 Application method: hand Targeted life stage: Larvae Total amount of concentrate applied: 18lbs

Comments:

Product Name: Vectobac 12 as EPA Reg. #: 73049-38 Application method: Hydraulic sprayer/ pump-can Targeted life stage: LarvaeTotal amount of concentrate applied: 1gal

Comments:

Product Name: Summit b.t.i. briquets EPA Reg. #: 6218-47 Application method: hand Targeted life stage: Larvae Total amount of concentrate applied: 55lbs

Comments:

Product Name: Vectobac 12 as EPA Reg. #: 6218-47 Application method: aircraft Targeted life stage: Larvae

Total amount of conc entrate applied: 2,023

Comments:

Product Name: Vectolex cg EPA Reg. #: 73049-20 Application method: hand Targeted life stage: Larvae Total amount of concentrate applied: 25 lbs

Comments:

Product Name: Vectobac cg EPA Reg. #: 73049-20 Application method: aircraft Targeted life stage: Larvae

Total amount of conc entrate applied: 1,960

Comments:

LARGE AREA EXCLUSIONS

Do you have large areas of pesticide exclusi on, such as estimated or priority habitats?

No

If yes, please explain, and attach maps or a weblink if possible.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Do you perform any inspectional services such as inspections at sewage treatment facilities or review sub division plans? No

If yes, please elaborateDo you work with DPW depar tments or other local or state officials to address stormwater systems, clogged culv erts or other areas that y ou have identified as manmade mosquito problem areas? Yes

If yes, please elaborate: We continue to work with local DPW on water management

programs

Have you worked with these departments on long term solutions? Yes

If yes, please elaborate: We have share information and resources in regards to culverts and ditching maintenance.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROTECTION ACT

Is your program impacted by the Child ren and Families Protection Act? Yes

If yes, please explain: The Childrens' Protec tion Act was a main focus on the Project's outreach/education program. Due to the leve l of misunderstanding or misinterpreting the Act, continued education will be necessary.

If you have data on compliance with this Act and your program, please list here: The Projects keeps official record s of all pesticide applications to school grounds on a town and school basis. Included are signed document s by responsible school officials ensuring compliance provisions of the Act prior to any adulticiding.

If you had difficulties with implementation of your program due to this law, please

elaborate here:

Comments:

GENERAL COMMENTS

Please list any comments not covered in this report: