MASSACHUSETTS MOSQUITO CONTROL 

ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT 

2008 Year of Report Date of Report: March 30, 2009 

Project/District Name: Norfolk County Mosquito Control Projest

Address: 61 Endicott Street, Building #34 

City/Town: Norwood Zip: 02062 

Phone: 781-762-3681 Fax: 781-769-6436 

E-mail: ncmcp@verizon.net 

Report prepared by: John J. Smith, David Lawson, Caroline Haviland, Nate 

Boonisar & Elizabeth Donnell 

If you have a mission statement, please include it here: Commission Mission Statement: 

"The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project Commission represents the interests of 

the member communities and their residents by providing oversight of Project activities. 

The Commissioners each live or work within a community serviced by the Project, were 

nominated by municipal authorities, and were evaluated and appointed to their posts by 

the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board. The Commission strives to ensure 

that the member communities receive services consistent with applicable laws and 

justified by tenets of public health, vector control, environmental safety and fiscal 

responsibility. The Commission invites input and questions from community officials and 

residents. The Project's website announces the Commission's monthly meetings and 

planned agendas, and hosts minutes from past meetings." 

ORGANIZATION SETUP: 

Please list your Commissioner's names: 

Richard J. Pollack 

Linda R. Shea 

Maureen P. MacEachern 

Robin L. Chapell 

Norman P. Jacques 

 

Please list the Supt./Director's name: John J. Smith 

Please list the Supt./Director's contact phone number: 781-762-3681 

Please list your Asst. Supt./Asst. Director's name: David A. Lawson 

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

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

Full time: 11 

Part time: 1 

Seasonal: 1 

Other: (please describe) 

Please break these down into the following areas: 

Administrative staff: 6 

Field staff: 6 

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

 Public relations John Smith, David Lawson, Caroline Haviland, Nate Boonisar, 

Chansotha Suom, Elizabeth Donnell 

 Information technology Nathaniel Boonisar GIS, Chansotha Suom 

 Entomologist Chansotha Suom 

 Wetland Scientist 

 Biologist John J. Smith- Aquatic Biology/Aquatic Ecology/Limnology; Caroline 

Haviland-Environmental/Wetland Science concentration 

 Education Chansotha Suom 

 Laboratory Chansotha Suom, John Smith 

 Operations John Smith, David Lawson, Caroline Haviland, Nate Boonisar, 

Chansotha Suom, Brian Moore, Robert O'Halloran, David Foley, William Haviland, John 

Tuana, Bruce Bradway 

 Facilities 

 Other (please list) 

For the year of this report, we maintained: 

18 vehicles 

2 modified wetland equipment (list type) Linkbelt, Kobelco SK60 excavators 

5 ULV sprayers (list type) Promist 

 Larval control equipment (list type) hand applications only 

Other (please be specific): 

Comments: 

How many cities & towns in your service area? 25 

Please list: Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, 

Franklin, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, 

Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood, Weymouth, 

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

http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp/aboutthe.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: Targeted preemptive control 

measures are the most cost effective, efficient and environmentally friendly way to 

reduce mosquito populations. NCMCP applies insecticides to shallow water to control 

mosquitoes in their most vulnerable aquatic stages in an attempt to prevent the 

emergence of adult mosquitoes. A data base of mosquito larval development sites are 

checked and treated as necessary by means of hand and/or aerial application. 

Aerial Larval Control Program: 

Spring and summer flooding following snow melt and/or heavy rainfall creates a 

potential each year for significant mosquito larval development in various wetlands 
across Norfolk County. The predominate species which develop in the spring are 

Ochlerotatus abserratus, Ochlerotatus excrucians and Ochlerotatus canadensis. In the 

summer the predominate species following river flooding are Ochlerotatus trivittatus, 

Aedes cinereus, Aedes vexans, Psorophora ferox and Ochlerotatus canadensis. All of 

these mosquito species are strong human biters and can create significant nuisance 

level populations during the late spring and summer months. During certain years some 

of the summer mosquito species, such as Aedes vexans, may be involved in the 

transmission of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) from birds to humans. In an effort to 

proactively control these aggressive human biting species, and in an environmentally 

responsible manner, the Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project conducts aerial larval 

control operation using a product called Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). In small 

wetlands and in larval development sites proximate to homes aircraft are not suitable. In 

these areas hand applications using the same product at the same rates are utlilized. 

Rain Basin/Detention Basin Treatments: 

NCMCP makes applications of an insecticide to catch basins, storm water structures, 

etc. to control primarily Culex mosquitoes in their aquatic stages. Catch basin 

treatments were added back into the larval control efforts of NCMCP with the 

identification of the West Nile virus (WNv) in the state during the summer of 2000. Culex 

species have been identified as likely vectors of the WNv. 

Please give the time frame for this program: mid-April through early September (Rain 

Basins early June through mid-August). 

Describe the areas that this program is used: The typical wetlands treated during the 

spring are described as large (greater than five acres) Palustrine - Forested - Broadleaf 

and Palustrine - Scrub/Shrub - Broadleaf wetlands as delineated on the National 

Wetland Inventory Maps. Summer applications are more typically conducted over river 

floodplain areas especially within wetlands adjacent to the Neponset and Charles 

Rivers. Maps of aerially targetted wetlands are available on the Projects website. 

Rain Basin treatments typically ocurr in high basin areas around centers of towns and 

heavy residential/commercial areas. 

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: Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) granular (Vectobac G) EPA Reg. # 

275-50 
 VectoMax CG (Bti & Bs) EPA Reg. # 73049-429 (small plot research 

project) 

Catch basins: Methoprene (Altosid) EPA Reg No. 2724-375 

Containers: Methoprene (Altosid) EPA Reg No. 2724-375 

Other (please list): 

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

Wetlands: Vectobac G Spring 5 pounds/acre, Summer 7.5 pounds/acre 

 VectoMax CG Spring 5 pounds/acre 

Catch basins: One Methoprene (altosid) - briquett/basin, stormwater detention basins - 

one briquett/ 100 sq. ft 

Containers: One Methoprene (altosid) briquett/ 100 sq. ft. 

Other: 

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

 Larval dip counts – please list trigger for application: presents of larvae and instar 

stage pretreatment 

 Historical records 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: 

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

http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp/aerial%20acres.htm 

ADULT MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have an adult mosquito suppression program? Yes 

If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: When larviciding is not a viable 

option (example: Coquillettidia perturbans) and/or when adult mosquito populations 

reach levels which are either bothersome to residents and/or a public health concern is 

realized, targeted adulticiding applications are used. NCMCP makes decisions to use 

adulticides based on evaluations of the risks of EEE or WNv transmission to humans in 

collaboration with MDPH or based on evaluations of the nuisance level that residents 

report to NCMCP. NCMCP also bases decisions to adulticide on mosquito surveillance 

and after careful analysis of predicted local weather conditions. 
Please give the time frame for this program: Late May through mid-Septemeber 

depending on weather conditions.

Describe the areas that this program is used: These applications typically take place in 

residential areas. Maps of the areas to be treated are loaded on the Projects website by 

3:30 P.M. the day before the scheduled application. 

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 ULV (Sumithrin) EPA Reg. #1021-1688-8329 

2). 

3). 

4). 

5). 

6). 

Please list your application rates for each product: 

1). 0.62 fluid ounces/acre 

2). 

3). 

4). 

5). 

6). 

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

such as season and areas 

maximum frequency once per week (on average for most residential areas @ once per 

month) 

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

 Landing rates - please list trigger for application used occassionally to verify 

complaint calls 

 Light trap data - please list trigger for application more than five human biting 

mosquitoes per trap night 

 Complaint calls - please list trigger for application more than one per one mile radius 

 Arbovirus data 
 Best professional judgment 

Comments: 

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

http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp/spraysch.htm

SOURCE REDUCTION 

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

If yes, please describe your program: NCMCP advises residents/Boards of Health in 

person or via phone or internet to empty any containers that may hold water on their 

property. When performing site visits, personnel will overturn containers or tires that 

hold water and may contain mosquito larvae. 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? June through September

Comments: The NCMCP also considers our Ditch Maintenance, FWWM and OMWM 

programs valuable methods of source reduction.

DITCH MAINTENANCE 

Do you have a ditch maintenance program? Yes 

Please check all that apply: 

 Inland/freshwater 

 Saltmarsh 

If yes, please describe: The NCMCP Ditch Maintenance (DM) program consists of 

clearing existing drainage ditches of silt, vegetation and debris in order to restore proper 

water flow, eliminate standing water, thus reducing mosquito larval development. The 

NCMCP has recently created a Fresh Water Water Management program (FWWM) 

This Program is fashioned after the OMWM program structure. Proposed projects that 

may not fit within standard ditch maintenance guidelines may be carried out under the 

strict review of the established FWWM Advisory Board. The NCMCP is interested in 

working with the regulatory community, within the legal thresholds, in order to 

implement source reduction practices that specifically improve our wetland resources or 

habitats for fish and wildlife. We seek to use approved strategies for performing this 

work. Accepted stream restoration techniques, removal of fish barriers, known and 

proven methods of invasive species control will be incorporated into this program to 

serve a dual purpose. 

DM and FWWM work can reduce the amount of insecticide the Project has to use in 

order to reduce the nuisance/vector population of mosquitoes in the surrounding area. 

We refer to this type of work as source reduction work and consider such work to be an 
important part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy. Data collection and 

surveillance measures are important elements of any mosquito IPM strategy. Data 

collected during insecticide applications is used to aid in the determination of future 

Water Management Project sites (DM or FWWM). 

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: 

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

INLAND: 

Hand cleaning 183,166 feet checked of which 66,676 feet was cleaned

Mechanized cleaning 4,885

Other (please list): 

Comments: 

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

SALTMARSH: 

Hand cleaning 835

Mechanized cleaning 1,032

Other (please list): 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? Spring/Fall

Comments: 

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

OPEN MARSH WATER MANAGEMENT 
Do you have an OMWM program? Yes 

If yes, please describe: Open Marsh Water Management is a technique which provides 

a greater access to the salt marsh for small fish which eat mosquito larvae developing 

on the marsh. This greatly reduces the need for mosquito adulticiding in the immediate 

neighborhood. The work also reverses some of the changes that were done to the 

marsh when it was originally ditched. OMWM also prevents the encroachment of 

invasive plants and provides better habitat for waterfowl and other birds. OMWM was 

conducted on one saltmarsh - The Meadows Marsh, phase 4 - in Quincy this year.

Please give an estimate of total square feet or acreage: 9 acres 

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

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: 50+ gravids, 

@25 CDC Light traps, more deployed in virus positive locations 

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: CDC Light Traps: CDC Light Traps with 

CO2 are used to determine the presence of adult mosquitoes and their density. CDC 

Light Traps with CO2 are also used to monitor for EEE and West Nile Virus. Collections 
of mosquitoes (pools) are submited weekly to the Massachusetts Arbovirus Surveillance 

Laboratory (MDPH) for the purpose of monitoring the presence of West Nile Virus and 

EEE in local mosquito populations. 

Gravid Traps: These traps are used by NCMCP to collect primarily Culex pipiens and 

restuans mosquitoes for submission to the Massachusetts Arbovirus Surveillance 

Laboratory (MDPH) for WNv analysis. Gravid mosquitoes which are attracted to these 

traps are important to sample because they may have recently fed on a bird. The bird 

biting species are usually the first to pick up the virus since they feed primarily on birds 

where West Nile virus originates. 

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

If yes, please describe how you chose these long-term sites. CDC Light Traps: CDC 

Light traps with CO2 are placed for maximum collection of species of interest both for 

monitoring of human biting populations as well as for collection of species important in 

the transmission of EEE and WNv. 

Gravid Traps: Gravid Traps are placed at locations for maximum collection of Culex 

pipiens and restuans. Traps are located in all 25 communities usually in the highest 

urbanized areas for maximum collections. 

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 max

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: 

2005: Horse Case - Wrentham 8/24/2005 EEEV 

2004: Horse Case - Walpole 8/25/2004 EEEV 

 Human Cases - under 18, 8/23/2004 EEEV 

 - under 18, 10/24/2004 EEEV 

2003: Horse Case - Medway 10/11/2003 WNV 

 Human Case - Weymouth age 25-44, 9/3/2003 WNV 

2002: Human Cases - Weymouth age 65-84, 9/3/02 WNV 

 - Weymouth age 65-84 10/5/02 WNV 

Data from MDPH website. 

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

list) 

WNV: Low risk level for all of the county accept for Franklin and Bellingham 

which were classified as remote risk. 

EEE: Low risk for Foxborough, Sharon, Stoughton, Avon, Holbrook and 

Weymouth. The remainder of the towns were classified as remote risk. 

Data from MDPH Arbovirus Surveillance Reports. 

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

WNV: All of the towns were classified as high risk except for Bellingham, Franklin, 

Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham which were classified as moderate 

risk. 

EEE: Same risk levels as noted at the beginning of the season (see above). 

 
Data from MDPH Arbovirus Surveillance Reports.

What time frame during the year is this method employed? Late May through October

Comments: 

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

http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp/trap%20map.htm

EDUCATION, OUTREACH & PUBLIC RELATIONS 

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

If yes, please describe: NCMCP maintains a very informative website which is updated 

daily during the season. Maps depicting areas to receive larval/adult treatments are 

availbale to all residents of the county. Information on all the mosquito control products 

NCMCP uses are available on the website as well as links to regulatory agencies such 

as the Federal Environmental Protection Agency and the State Pesticide Bureau. The 

website also contains links to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the 

Centers for Disease Provention and Control where residents can find up to date 

information on arbovirus activity in the county, the state as well as country wide. There 

is information available on how a resident may go about excluding their property from 

the Program as well as links which help guide daycare managers and school 

administrators through the some what complex compliance requirements of the 

Childrens and Family Protection Act. The website also provides rapid access to the 

Projects administrative personnel through the email link at the bottom of the websites 

main page. 

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: varies

Please list some events you participated in for the year of this report: Community event 

health fair. 

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: 

VectoMax CG (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus) Aerial 

Larvicide 

Trial in Norfolk County, MA 

Channsotha Suom1, John J. Smith1, and Peter DeChant2 

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

etc.? Yes 

If yes, please elaborate on your collaborations this past year: see above 

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

trade magazines, etc. 

Does your staff participate in educational opportunities? Yes 

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

Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, December 2008. 

Please list the certifications and degrees held by your staff: Director - Bachelor of 

Science, Asst. Director - Masters (Geology), Water Management Program Coordinator - 

Bachelor of Science, GIS Coordinator - Masters (Geological Oceanography), 

Entomologist - Masters (Entomology) 

All field staff hold pesticide licenses and certifications in the Mosquito and Biting Fly 

Category 

Comments: 

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL EFFORTS 

Do you have a biological control program? Yes 
If yes, please describe: OMWM...see comments in section above.

Is this program the introduction of mosquito predators or the enhancement of habitat for 

native predators? 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: 

NCMCP uses GIS in various aspects of our work. 

 Spring aerial larvicide: GIS is a valuable tool in this aspect of our program. Using 

the Mass. DEP wetland layers, NCMCP identifies potential larval development areas 

that NCMCP personnel also dip on a yearly basis. The dip data is added to each 

wetland and NCMCP now has stored up to 5 years of mosquito larval development data 

on these wetlands. The wetland files can be directly converted and loaded onto aircraft, 

and treatment information (flight paths) from the aircraft can be converted back into GIS 

shapefile format and stored. Coupled with this, NCMCP uses the wetland layers to 

determine ground larvicide sites and store larval dip data for these as well. 

 ULV Applications: NCMCP regularly geocode (plots) request calls based on 

address and NCMCP plans ULV treatments around these calls. Paper maps are given 
to the field crew to aid in their work. As of 2007, NCMCP acquired GPS tracking 

devices for the ULV spray trucks. The GPS data can be converted into GIS format and 

stored on our system to monitor areas that were treated, as well as time of treatment, 

and treatment rate. NCMCP is currently working on a project to plot request calls back 

10 years. This will help NCMCP locate consistent problem areas and provide guidance 

as to what areas need more attention on a yearly basis. 

 Water Management: Using the layers provided by MassGIS, NCMCP can locate 

wetlands, streams, environmentally sensitive habitats, water supply areas, etc. and plan 

field work around these sites. Additionally, remote sensing using the aerial photographs 

(both real color and infrared) provides useful information on the areas. Some NCMCP 

towns also have their own GIS layers including pipes, culverts, ditches, and 2-foot 

contour lines which provide an extremely detailed depiction of an area. 

Please describe your current GIS abilities: Advanced 

Give details if possible on your GIS abilities: We use ArcMap 8.3. NCMCP's 

Surveillance Tech continues to learn new capabilities of this software. His abilities 

include general map-making, geocoding, buffering, calculating acreages and lengths, 

analization using different colors/sizes of features based on associated data, and the 

ability to create professional looking maps. ArcMap has a wide variety of uses, and as 

NCMCP attempt new analization techinques, the Surveilance Tech learns more of the 

abilities of ArcMap. 

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

software/hardware upgrades to facilitate advanced analitical capabilities 

Comments: 

REVENUES & EXPENDITURES 

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

ending June 30. 

Budget with rollover for F/Y2008 $1,467,822, Expenses $1,402,584 (Rollover @ 

$65,237) 

Data from SRMCB Program Manager 

Expenditures by Object Code: 

 
AA-State Employee Compensation 555,539 

B05-Conference Tranining 3,580 

B08-Clothing Allowance 534 

B10-Exigent Job-Related 9,912 

D09-Fringe Benefits Reimbursement 141,725 

D12 D14 D19 Insurance 6,367 

D15 Workers Comp 145 

D20-Pension & Insurance 77,444 

E01-Office & Administration 2,532 

E02 Printing Supp. 777 

E06-Postage 259 

E12 Subscriptions 69 

E13-Advertising Expense 253 

E14 Exhibits 1,351 

E15-Bottle Water 204 

E41 Out of State Travel 1,217 

F05-Laboratory Supplies 1,720 

F09-Clothing & Footwear 2,430 

F11-Laundry & Cleaning Supplies 193 

F24-MV Maintenance & Repair Parts 8,910 

G01-Space Rental 72,000 

G03-Electricity 7,091 

G05-Fuel for Vehicles 19,049 

K11 Heavy Equipment 7,610 

L26-Rental Copier 1,145 

L46-Service Agreement 31 

N50 Non-Major Facility Maint & Repair 1,617 

N52 Facility Infrast Maint & Repair 1,903 

N60-Lawn & Garden Maintenance & Repair 27,341 

N64-Garden Expense Tools & Supplies 320,881 

N71-Exterminators Integrated Pest Mgmt 99,497 

N72-Hazaradous Waste Removal Svcs 5,407 

N73-Non Hazaradous Waste Removal Svcs 1,246 

U02-Telecommunications Services 9,169 

U05-IT Consult. Independent Contractors 10,000 

U07-IT Equipment Purchase 2,687 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,402,584 

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: Anvil 10+10 ULV (Sumithrin) 

EPA Reg. #: 1021-1688-8329 

Application method: ULV truck mounted sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Adult 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 520.12 gallons 

Comments: 

Product Name: Vectobac G (Bti) 

EPA Reg. #: 730 49-10 

Application method: Helicopter, by hand 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 67,004.75 pounds 

Comments: aerial 64,900 pounds; by hand 2,104.75 pounds

Product Name: Altosid (Methoprene) 

EPA Reg. #: 2724-421 

Application method: by hand 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 2323.6 pounds 

Comments: 150 day briquetts

Product Name: VectoMax CG (Bti & Bs) 

EPA Reg. #: 73049-429 

Application method: Helicopter 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 240 pounds 

Comments: small plot research project

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: 
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: 

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 a weblink if possible. Our largest exclusion 

zone is the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon. 

NCMCP does not adulticide or larvicide this area. Moose Hill accounts for 

approximately 11% of the Town of Sharon's wetland area. 

Elsewhere, 18 out of our 25 towns had resident exclusion zones in 2008. Sharon 

contained the largest number with 11 exclusions, followed by Milton with 7 exclusions. 

The remaining towns had fewer than 5 resident exclusions (10 towns had 1). All 

resident exclusion zones are located via parcel maps or geocoding, and a 300-foot 

buffer zone is placed around them. These areas are shown on the field crew ULV 

maps, along with the written address of the exclusion. 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

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

facilities or review sub division plans? Yes 

If yes, please elaborate NCMCP personell frequently inspect and treat contructed 

wetlands (retention, detention ponds, remediation site, etc.). More frequently the 

NCMCP has been contacted by town boards for input on subdivision plans. There is no 
legal mechanism to prevent the creation of mosquito larval development sites when 

developing a site. The NCMCP hopes future updates to the DEP Stormwater Manual 

will tackle such important issues. 

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: NCMCP is in direct communication with local DPW 

departments with regard to clogged culverts and stormwater systems. NCMCP 

coordinates with many local DPWs annually to clean catch basins and drainage pipes of 

sand and debris that may eventually discharge into adjacent wetlands. Some town 

departments have assisted NCMCP by bearing the burdern of disposing of sands and 

sediments NCMCP removes from drainage ditches and/or streams. NCMCP has 

communicated with several Conservation Agents and Planning Board members in 

recent years relative to review, advise and discussion of stormwater issues. This 

relationship continues to expand. 

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

If yes, please elaborate: see above 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROTECTION ACT 

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

If yes, please explain: Throughout the Projects service area, NCMCP has approximately 

225 schools and 252 day cares that must comply with this law. Each school/day care 

has been located either through parcel maps, when available, or through geocoding, 

combined with aerial photography or Pictometry. A 300-foot buffer zone has been 

created around the school/day care property as well as any adjacent athletic fields. On 

the ULV maps the field crews use to navigate by, the streets within the buffer zone are 

shown in red (as an exclusion) along with a symbol indicating the location of the 

school/day care. The GIS layers are set in such a manner that a school or day care 

exclusion can be easily removed or replaced depending on compliance. The school 

and day care data are checked on a yearly basis for changes in status, and buffer 

zones updated accordingly. The exclusion zones are clearly marked on the ULV route 

maps that are posted on the Projects website in an effort to keep the public informed of 

the exclusionary status of these areas. 

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

NCMCP has a GIS layer showing points as locations of schools/day cares, and has a 

separate GIS layer depicting red lines as the exclusion zones around such properties. 

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

elaborate here: NCMCP generally does not have widespread problems complying with 
this law, however there are, from time to time, issues which arise. In high density 

communities such as Quincy and Weymouth, the most common complaint received is 

from residents adjacent to schools, who question why they are in an exclusion zone. 

After explaining the law, the residents often express their frustration as to why their area 

can not be treated with the early morning ULV applications especially when the school 

is vacant at these hours. NCMCP is concerned that many residents consider treating 

their own properties. NCMCP is concerned that this could cause an increase in nonprofessional applications of pesticides on properties within these exclusion zones. The 

situation is further exacerbated when mosquito borne viruses are identified in the area. 

Non-compliant schools, and some times students parents, will call NCMCP to have the 

school property treated. Very often after explaining the law, the school (and the 

concerned parents) express frustration as to the burdensome process that must be 

completed in order to bring the school/day care into compliance. NCMCP has had some 

instances where a public school is in compliance with the law, but an adjacent private 

school or day care was not, and the overlapping buffer zone prevented NCMCP from 

treating the public school. Again, this creates frustration for school officials, parents, and 

mosquito control projects. 

Comments: 

GENERAL COMMENTS 

Please list any comments not covered in this report: Seasonal Timeline:

March through May:

- Water management activities March through early April

- Ground & Aerial larval control applications early April through May

- Ground ULV control applications late May

- Surveillance activities larval surveys March through May, adult surveys May

- Equipment maintenance on going as needed during period

- Off loading of pesticide products on going during period

- Data management and analysis, map preparation on going during period

June through September:

- Ground & Aerial larval control applications including rain basin tretaments during

period as needed

- Ground ULV control applications during entire period as needed

- Surveillance activities larval surveys & adult surveys during entire period including

weekly submission of mosquito pools to MDPH

- Equipment maintenance on going as needed during period

- Data management and analysis, map preparation on going during period

October through early December:

- Surveillance activities adult surveys continue until mid to late October

including weekly submission of mosquito pools to MDPH

- Water management activities resume during this period (most active period for this
activity).

- Data management and analysis continue

- Equipment maintenance on going as needed during period

December through February:

- Employees encouraged to take vacation time during this period.

- Maintenance of facility and equipment (mainly during extreme weather events):

Equipment:

- winterize/de-winterize ULV sprayers

- fleet maintenance/repairs

- heavy equipment (excavators) maintenance/overhauls

- general equipment welding, repairs

- repairs and servicing of various surveillance equipment (CDC Light traps/Gravid

traps/regulators, etc)

Facility:

- facility organization (vehicle storage areas, insecticide storage areas)

- cleaning and painting

- hazardous waste removal preparation activities (coordination with vendor)

- insecticide management (receiving of large inventory deliveries)

- training (including Operations training, Right-to-Know Law, etc)

- preparations for internal inspections

- snow removal when necessary

Office:

- review of complain call/fieldwork accomplished data bases for accuracy

necessary for data analysis

- preparation of GIS data/overlays for next season aerial/ground larval control

applications including meeting with contracted helicopter company/pilots

- securing permission for aerial landing zone sites, review of aerial vendor

insurance documents, etc.

- review of and analysis of previous season surveillance data as feedback for next

season larval/adult control efforts

- revision of endangered species habitat GIS layers as well as other exempt

locations such as schools, daycares relative to the Children and Family

Protection Act (these overlays are incorporated into the ULV units GPS

navigation systems)

- staff training including attendance of regional and national mosquito control

conferences as well as preseason strategy sessions with SRMCB & MDPH

- schedule time during off season with computer software/hardware vendors for off

season maintenance of computer systems/software/network

The scheduling of these activities, although necessary each year, is usually reserved for

extreme weather events such as heavy snow events and/or periods of extreme

temperatures. The majority of the off season work is in support of the water

management program. This involves the monitoring of/hand clearing of/brushing of

and/or mechanized excavation of mosquito ditches. Even during extreme freezes work

can normally continue in coastal salt marsh locations due to the lack of frozen

conditions found year round in these areas.