MASSACHUSETTS MOSQUITO CONTROL 

ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT 

2008 Year of Report Date of Report: 3/26/2009 

Project/District Name: Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project

Address: 111 Otis St. 

City/Town: Northborough, MA Zip: 01532 

Phone: (508) 393-3055 Fax: (508) 393-8492 

E-mail: cmmcp@cmmcp.org 

Report prepared by: Tim Deschamps 

If you have a mission statement, please include it here: The objective of the Project is to 

attain an efficient, economic mosquito control operation which will provide the best 

results possible and be consistent with all ecological aspects and the best interests of 

the member towns. 

Our goal is to reduce mosquito exposure to the public, and the potential for disease 

transmission by mosquitoes, by utilizing proven, sound mosquito control techniques. 

CMMCP believes the best way to accomplish this task is by practicing an Integrated 

Pest Management (IPM) approach as it relates to mosquito control in Massachusetts. 

IPM utilizes a variety of control techniques and evaluation procedures. Control efforts 

are undertaken only after surveillance data has been collected and analyzed. Training, 

experience and common sense dictate our response in any given situation. 

It is our desire and responsibility for this Project to have the best mosquito control for 

the communities that we serve. 

ORGANIZATION SETUP: 

Please list your Commissioner's names: 

Richard Day Pablo Noguera 

Dean Mazzarella Paul mazzuchelli 

Sam Telford III 

Please list the Supt./Director's name: Timothy Deschamps 

Please list the Supt./Director's contact phone number: (508) 393-3055 

Please list your Asst. Supt./Asst. Director's name: Timothy McGlinchy 

Do you have a website? Yes 
If yes, please list the web address here: http://www.cmmcp.org 

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

Full time: 18 

Part time: 0 

Seasonal: 5 

Other: (please describe) 

Please break these down into the following areas: 

Administrative staff: 6 (2 seasonal) 

Field staff: 12 (3 seasonal) 

Please check off all that apply, and list employee name(s) next to each category: 

 Public relations Tim Deschamps, Curtis Best, field staff 

 Information technology Tim Deschamps 

 Entomologist Curtis Best & Frank Cornine 

 Wetland Scientist Katrina Proctor 

 Biologist Frank Cornine 

 Education Curtis Best & Tim Deschamps 

 Laboratory Curtis Best, Frank Cornine & seasonal lab assistant 

 Operations Tim McGlinchy & Ed Storonsky 

 Facilities Tim Welch 

 Other (please list) Office Manager; Karen Millet 

For the year of this report, we maintained: 

28 vehicles 

2 modified wetland equipment (list type) Link Belt excavator & John Deere tractor 

12 ULV sprayers (list type) ProMist HD electric sprayers 

2 Larval control equipment (list type) Muryama backpack sprayers 

Other (please be specific): 

Comments: 

How many cities & towns in your service area? 39 

Please list: Acton; Ashland; Auburn; Ayer; Berlin; Billerica; Blackstone; Boxborough; 

Boylston (dropped out 7/1/08); Chelmsford; Clinton; Dracut; Fitchburg; Holliston; 

Hopedale; Hopkinton; Hudson; Lancaster; Leominster; Littleton; Lunenburg; 

Marlborough; Milford; Millbury; Millville; Natick; Northborough; Northbridge; Sherborn; 

Shrewsbury; Southborough; Stow; Sturbridge; Tewksbury; Uxbridge; Webster; 

Westborough; Westford; Wilmington 

*Please attach a link to a map of your service area if possible. 

http://www.cmmcp.org/area.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 specifically, a combination of pest controls 

which addresses conditions that support pests and may include, but is not 

limited to, the use of monitoring techniques 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 services that you currently provide 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 MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have a larval mosquito suppression program? Yes 

If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: To control mosquitoes in the larval 

stage to reduce mosquito emergence and reduce adulticide use 

Please give the time frame for this program: March - October 

Describe the areas that this program is used: Wetlands, catch basins, stormwater 

structures, containers (tires) 

Do you use: 

Ground applied (includes hand, portable and/or backpack) 

Helicopter applications

Other (please list): 

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

Wetlands: Vectobac G, EPA# 73049-10; Agnique MMF, EPA #53263-28 

Catch basins: Altosid WSP, EPA#2724-448 

Containers: Vectobac G, EPA#73049-10; Agnique MMF, EPA#53263-28 

Other (please list): 

Please list the rates of application for the areas listed above: 

Wetlands: Vectobac G, 5-20lbs/acre; Agnique MMF, 0.2-1 gal./acre 

Catch basins: Altosid WSP, 1 packet per basin 

Containers: Vectobac G, 5-20lbs/acre; Agnique MMF, 0.2-1 gal./acre 

Other: 

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

 Larval dip counts – please list trigger for application: >1 per 5 dips 

 Historical records 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: 

*Please attach a link to maps of treatment areas if possible. Basin application 

maps included as standard in town annual reports - check here: 

http://www.cmmcp.org/about.htm 

ADULT MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have an adult mosquito suppression program? Yes 

If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: To supress populations of adult 

mosquitoes

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

Describe the areas that this program is used: streets, yards, recreational areas

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 10+10, EPA# 1021-1688-8329 

2). Scourge 18%+54% MF Formula II, EPA #432-667 

3). 

4). 

5). 

6). 

Please list your application rates for each product: 

1). Anvil - 0.0012 lbs a.i./acre, 1.9 oz. per minute at 15mph 

2). Scourge - 0.001/0.003 lbs. a.i./acre, 3 oz. per minute at 10mph 

3). 

4). 

5). 

6). 

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

such as season and areas 

once or twice per week, at least 36 hours apart 

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

 Landing rates - please list trigger for application >1 per minute 

 Light trap data - please list trigger for application >5 human-biting per night 

 Complaint calls - please list trigger for application >2 per square mile 

 Arbovirus data 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: 

*Please attach a link to maps of treatment areas if possible. N/A

SOURCE REDUCTION 

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

If yes, please describe your program: To remove mosquito breeding sites and send for 

recycling or disposal. 

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

Comments: UNDER DEVELOPMENT - PILOT PROGRAM
DITCH MAINTENANCE 

Do you have a ditch maintenance program? Yes 

Please check all that apply: 

 Inland/freshwater 

 Saltmarsh 

If yes, please describe: Maintenance of existing ditch systems by removal of 

accumulated organic debris AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS 

Please check off all that apply 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: NONE

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

INLAND: 

Hand cleaning 155,657 linear feet

Mechanized cleaning 1,455 linear feet

Other (please list): 

Comments: 

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

SALTMARSH: 

Hand cleaning NONE

Mechanized cleaning NONE

Other (please list): 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? year round
Comments: 

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

OPEN MARSH WATER MANAGEMENT 

Do you have an OMWM program? No 

If yes, please describe: 

Please give an estimate of total square feet or acreage: 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? 

Comments: 

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

ADULT MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE 

Do you have an adult mosquito surveillance program? Yes 

Please list the number (not location) of MDPH traps in your service area: 2 

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

 Gravid traps 

 Resting boxes 

 CDC light traps Canopy 

 CDC light traps w/CO2 Canopy 

 ABC light traps Canopy 

 ABC light traps w/CO2 Canopy 

 NJ light traps Canopy 

 NJ light traps w/CO2 Canopy 

Other (please describe): 

Please describe the purpose of this program: Monitor for species population trends and 

virus isolations

Do you maintain long-term trap sites in any of your areas? Yes 
If yes, please describe how you chose these long-term sites. Prior virus isolations, 

geography and collection data 

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): 

Do you participate in the MDPH Arboviral Surveillance program? Yes 

How many pools do you submit weekly on average? 60

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

 West Nile Virus 

 Eastern Equine Encephalitis 

 Other Please list: 

Did the above listed diseases cause human or horse illnesses? Yes 

Please explain: Sporadic isolations of EEE, WNV is now endemic to area 

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

list) 

WNV: low/moderate 

EEE: low/moderate 

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

WNV: Moderate

EEE: Low
What time frame during the year is this method employed? May - October

Comments: 

*Please attach a link to maps of surveillance areas if possible. Mosquito trap 

locations included as standard in town annual reports - check here: 

http://www.cmmcp.org/about.htm

EDUCATION, OUTREACH & PUBLIC RELATIONS 

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

If yes, please describe: Letters sent out to all school superintedents regarding our 

program each year. Program describes mosquito biology and ways to minimize 

mosquito breeding from containers

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 attendance/participants in this program: 3,000

Please list some events you participated in for the year of this report: Milford Health 

Fair; Tewksbury Health Fair; 61 school presentations. 

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

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

If yes, please elaborate on your research projects: Bottle assays to determine 

insecticide resistance; host seeking activity of selected Mass. mosquito species; 

efficacy of barrier treatments; resident survey of satisfaction of the CMMCP program; 

the diet of the little brown bat; non-target effects of adulticiding; DNA testing of Cs. 

melanura to determine host preference 

Are you involved in any collaborations with academia, industry, environmental groups, 

etc.? Yes 
If yes, please elaborate on your collaborations this past year: Boston University with Dr. 

Kunz; study of the diet of the little brown bat - Tufts School of Vet. Medicine with Dr. 

Telford; study of non-target effects of the adulticiding program - CT Agr. Experiment 

Station with Dr. Andreadis; DNA sampling of Cs. melanura to determine host preference 

Please provide a list of technical reports, white/grey papers, publication in journal or 

trade magazines, etc. See annual reprots here: http://www.cmmcp.org/about.htm 

Does your staff participate in educational opportunities? Yes 

If yes, please list the training and education your staff received this year: Clarke 

seminar; NMCA meeting; CPR/AED training 

Please list the certifications and degrees held by your staff: Curtis Best, B.A. in 

Entomology: Frank Cornine, B.A. in Biology: Tim McGlinchy, working on a Masters in 

Public Admin. 

Comments: Technical reports, white/grey papers, etc. included as standard in town 

annual reports

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 enhancement 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 Photography 

 Other (please describe): 

Please describe your capabilities in these areas: Beginning to use GIS systems; all 

computers networked

Please describe your current GIS abilities: Intermediate 

Give details if possible on your GIS abilities: 

Please describe any changes/enhancements in this area from the previous year: 

Comments: 

REVENUES & EXPENDITURES 

Please give a concise statement of revenues & expenditures for the prior fiscal year 

ending June 30. 

$1,473,888 budget FY07. $1,353,916 expended, $119,972 surplus. 

Comments: 

PESTICIDE USAGE 

Please total your pesticide usage with information from your Mass. Pesticide Use 

Report, WNV Larvicide Use records and contracted pesticide applications. Applications 

methods include; hand/backpack, aerial, ULV, mistblower, other (please explain) 

Product Name: Vectobac G 

EPA Reg. #: 73049-10 

Application method: hand/backpack 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 11,115 lbs. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Vectobac G 

EPA Reg. #: 73049-10 
Application method: aerial 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 11,327 lbs. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Agnique MMF 

EPA Reg. #: 53263-28 

Application method: pump can 

Targeted life stage: Larvae/pupae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 67 gal. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Altosid WSP 

EPA Reg. #: 2724-448 

Application method: hand 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 540 lbs. 

Comments: catch basins only

Product Name: Scourge 18+54 

EPA Reg. #: 432-667 

Application method: truck (ULV) 

Targeted life stage: Adult 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 20 gal. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Anvil 10+10 

EPA Reg. #: 1021-1688-8329 

Application method: truck (ULV) 

Targeted life stage: Adult 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 179 gal. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Suspend SC 

EPA Reg. #: 432-763 

Application method: truck (barrier) 

Targeted life stage: Adult 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 21 oz. 

Comments: trial applications

Product Name: 

EPA Reg. #: 

Application method: 

Targeted life stage: Choose one 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 

Comments: 
Product Name: 

EPA Reg. #: 

Application method: 

Targeted life stage: Choose one 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 

Comments: 

LARGE AREA EXCLUSIONS 

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

Yes 

If yes, please explain, and attach maps or weblinks if possible. Only a few ACEC's, 

Sudbury Valley Trustees Property, and Assabet River National Refuge 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Do you perform any inspectional services such as inspections at sewage treatment 

facilities or review sub division plans? No 

If yes, please elaborate 

Do you work with DPW departments or other local or state officials to address 

stormwater systems, clogged culverts or other areas that you have identified as manmade mosquito problem areas? Yes 

If yes, please elaborate: On a requested, as needed basis 

Have you worked with these departments on long term solutions? No 

If yes, please elaborate: 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROTECTION ACT 

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

If yes, please explain: Incomplete compliance by schools regarding our products, 

including larval control products 

If you have data on compliance with this Act and your program, please list here: 

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

elaborate here: We have sent letters and hand delivered information packets to the 
School Superintendents' offices for 5 years now, compliance is slowly rising. this year 

went sent packets to all school superintendents by registered mail with a return receipt. 

Comments: 

GENERAL COMMENTS 

Please list any comments not covered in this report: