### 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 incl ude it here: Commission Mission Statement: "The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project Commission repr esents 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 authorit ies, and were evaluated and appointed to their posts by the State Reclamation and Mosquito Contro l Board. The Commission strives to ensure

that the member communities receive serv ices 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? YesIf 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 Jo hn Smith, David Lawson, Caroli ne Haviland, Nate Boonisar, Chansotha Suom, Elizabeth Donnell Information technology Nathaniel Boonisar GIS, Chansotha Suom Entomologist Chansotha Suom

Wetland Scientist Biologist John J. Smith- Aquatic Biol ogy/Aquatic Ecology/Limnology; Caroline

Haviland-Environmental/Wetl and 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'Hallor an, 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, M illis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, St oughton, 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 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 th is program: Targeted preemptive control measures are the most cost effective, efficient and environmentally friendly way to reduce mosquito populations. NCMCP applies in secticides to shallow water to control mosquitoes in their most vulnerable aquat ic 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 m eans 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 mosqui to larval development in various wetlandsacross Norfolk County. The predominate spec ies which develop in the spring are Ochlerotatus abserratus, Ochlerotatus excr ucians and Ochlerotatus canadensis. In the summer the predominate species following river flooding are Ochlerotatus trivittatus, Aedes cinereus, Aedes vexans, Psorophora fero x and Ochlerotatus canadensis. All of these mosquito species are strong human bi ters 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 En cephalitis (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 prox imate to homes aircraft are not suitable. In these areas hand applications using the same product at the same rates are utlilized.

Rain Basin/Detenti on 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 in to 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 progr am: mid-April through ear ly September (Rain Basins early June through mid-August).

Describe the areas that this program is us ed: The typical wetlands treated during the spring are described as large (g reater than five acres) Pa lustrine - Forested - Broadleaf

and Palustrine - Scrub/Shrub - Broadleaf wetlands as delineat ed 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 ta rgetted wetlands are availabl e on the Projects website.

Rain Basin treatments typically ocurr in high basin areas around c enters 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 israelen sis) granular (Vectobac G) EPA Reg. #

275-50VectoMax CG (Bti & Bs) EPA R eg. # 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 applicat ion 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 larvicid ing operations? (check all that apply)

Larval dip counts – please list trigger for ap plication: 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: Coquillettidi a perturbans) and/or when adult m osquito populations

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

realized, targeted adulticiding app lications are used. NCMCP ma kes decisions to use

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

collaboration with MD PH or based on evaluations of the nuisanc e level that residents

report to NCMCP. NCMCP also bases decisions to adulticide on mo squito surveillance

and after careful analysis of pr edicted local weather condition s.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. Map s of the areas to be treated are loaded o n the Projects website by

3:30 P.M. the day before t he 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 (Sumit hrin) 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 adulticidi ng 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 dataBest 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 th is method employed? June through September

Comments: The NCMCP also considers our Dit ch 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 Ditc h Maintenance (DM) program consists of clearing existing drainage ditches of silt, veget ation and debris in orde r to restore proper water flow, eliminate standing water, thus reducing mosquito larval development. The NCMCP has recently created a Fresh Wa ter Water Managemen t program (FWWM) This Program is fashioned after the OMWM pr ogram structure. Pr oposed projects that may not fit within standard ditch maintenance guidelines may be carried out under the

strict review of the established FWWM Advi sory Board. The NCMCP is interested in working with the regulatory community, within the legal thresholds, in order to implement source reduction prac tices that specifically impr ove our wetland resources or

habitats for fish and wildlife. We seek to use approved strategies for performing this work. Accepted stream restoration techni ques, removal of fish barriers, known and proven methods of invasive species control wi ll 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 mosquit oes in the surrounding area. We refer to this type of work as source r eduction work and consider such work to be animportant part of an Integr ated Pest Management (IPM) stra tegy. Data collection and

surveillance measures are im portant 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 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 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 MANAGEMENTDo 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 mos quito larvae developing

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

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

marsh when it was originally dit ched. OMWM also prevents the en croachment of

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

conducted on one saltmarsh - The Meadows Marsh, phase 4 - in Qu incy 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 loca tion) 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 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):

Please describe the purpos e 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. Collectionsof mosquitoes (pools) are submit ed 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 primaril y Culex pipiens and

restuans mosquitoes for submission to the Massachusetts Arbovir us Surveillance

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

traps are important to sample because they may have recently fe d 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 t hese long-term sites. CDC Light Traps: CDC Light traps with CO2 are placed for maximum co llection 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 ar e 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 Ar boviral Surveillance program? YesHow 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 ca use 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 - Weymout h 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 begi n 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 town s 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 Bellin gham, Franklin,

Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Plainvill e and Wrentham which were cla ssified as moderate

risk.

EEE: Same risk levels as noted at the beginning of the season (see a bove).Data from MDPH Arbovirus Surveillance Reports.

What time frame during the year is th is 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 informat ive website which is updated

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

availbale to all residents of t he county. Information on all th e mosquito control products

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

as the Federal Environmental Pro tection Agency and the State Pe sticide 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 activit y in the county, the state as w ell as country wide. There

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

the Program as well as links wh ich help guide daycare managers and school

administrators through the some w hat complex compliance require ments of the

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

Projects administrative personn el 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 r eport: Community event

health fair.

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

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

If yes, please elaborate on your research projects:

VectoMax CG (Bacillus thuringiensis isr aelensis and Bacillus sphaericus) Aerial

Larvicide Trial in Norfolk County, MA Channsotha Suom1, John J. Smith1, and Peter DeChant2

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

etc.? Yes

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

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? Yes

If yes, please list the training and education your staff received this year: Northeastern Mosquito Control Association Annual Meet ing, Providence, RI, December 2008.

Please list the certifications and degrees hel d by your staff: Director - Bachelor of Science, Asst. Director - Masters (Geology), Water Management Pr ogram Coordinator - Bachelor of Science, GIS Coordinat or - Masters (Geol ogical Oceanography), Entomologist - Masters (Entomology)

All field staff hold pesticide licenses and certif ications in the Mosquito and Biting Fly Category

Comments:

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL EFFORTS

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

Is this program the introduction of mosquito predators or the enhance ment 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 larvici de: GIS is a valuable tool in t his 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 larv al 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. Coupl ed 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) req uest calls based on

address and NCMCP plans ULV treat ments around these calls. Pap er maps are givento the field crew to aid in their work. As of 2007, NCMCP acqu ired GPS tracking

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

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

and treatment rate. NCMCP is cu rrently 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 at tention on a yearly basis.

Water Managem ent: Using the layers provided by MassG IS, NCMCP can locate

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

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

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

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

contour lines which provide an ex tremely detailed depiction of an area.

Please describe your current GIS abilities: Advanced

Give details if possible on your GIS ab ilities: We use ArcM ap 8.3. NCMCP's

Surveillance Tech continues to learn new c apabilities 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 facilita te 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 Compensati on 555,539 B05-Conference Tranining 3,580 B08-Clothing Allowance 534 B10-Exigent Job-Related 9,912 D09-Fringe Benefits Reimbursem ent 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 & Repai r 1,617 N52 Facility Infrast Maint & Repair 1,903
N60-Lawn & Garden Maintenance & Repair 27,341 N64-Garden Expense Tools & Suppl ies 320,881 N71-Exterminators Integrated Pest Mgmt 99,497

N72-Hazaradous Waste Removal Svcs 5,407

N73-Non Hazaradous Waste Remo val Svcs 1,246

U02-Telecommunications Services 9,169 U05-IT Consult. Independent Contract ors 10,000 U07-IT Equipment Purchase 2,687

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,402,584

Comments:

PESTICIDE USAGEPlease 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 10+10 ULV (Sumithrin) EPA Reg. #: 1021-1688-8329 Application method: ULV truck mounted sprayer Targeted life stage: Adult

Total amount of concentr ate 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 concentr ate 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 concen trate 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:

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Comments:

Product Name: EPA Reg. #: Application method: Targeted life stage: Choose one Total amount of concentrate applied:

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Product Name: EPA Reg. #: Application method: Targeted life stage: Choose one Total amount of concentrate applied:

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LARGE AREA EXCLUSIONS

Do you have large areas of pesticide exclusi on, 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 re sident exclusion zones in 2008. Sharon contained the largest number with 11 exclusi ons, followed by Milton with 7 exclusions. The remaining towns had fewer than 5 resi dent 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 addre ss 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 pl ans. There is nolegal mechanism to prevent t he creation of mosquito larv al 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 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: NCMCP is in direct communication with local DPW departments with regard to clogged culver ts and stormwater systems. NCMCP coordinates with many local DPWs annually to clean catch basins and drainage pipes of sand and debris that may event ually discharge into adjacent wetlands. Some town departments have assisted NCMCP by bearing t he burdern of disposing of sands and

sediments NCMCP removes from draina ge ditches and/or streams. NCMCP has

communicated with several Co nservation Agents and Pl anning Board members in recent years relative to review, advise a nd 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 Child ren and Families Protection Act? Yes

If yes, please explain: Th roughout 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 thr ough parcel maps, when avail able, or through geocoding, combined with aerial photography or Pictometry. A 300-f oot buffer zone has been created around the school/day care property as we ll as any adjacent athletic fields. On the ULV maps the field crews use to navigat e 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 repl aced 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 lo cations 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 withthis 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 school s, who question why they ar e in an exclusion zone. After explaining the law, the re sidents often express their frustr ation as to why their area can not be treated with the early morning UL V applications especially when the school

is vacant at these hours. NCMCP is concer ned that many residents consider treating their own properties. NCMCP is concerned t hat 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 student s parents, will call NCM CP to have the school property treated. Very often after explaining the law, the school (and the concerned parents) express fr ustration as to the burdens ome process that must be completed in order to bring the school/day care into compliance. NCMCP has had some instances where a public schoo l is in compliance with the la w, but an adjacent private school or day care was not, and the over lapping buffer zone prevented NCMCP from treating the public school. Again, this creates frustration for sc hool 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 app lications 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 surve ys 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 thisactivity). - Data management and analysis continue - Equipment maintenance on going as needed during period

December through February: - Employees encouraged to take va cation time during this period. - Maintenance of facility and equipment (ma inly during extreme weather events): Equipment: - winterize/de-winterize ULV sprayers - fleet maintenance/repairs - heavy equipment (excavator s) maintenance/overhauls - general equipment welding, repairs - repairs and servicing of various surv eillance equipment (CDC Light traps/Gravid traps/regulators, etc) Facility: - facility organization (vehicle stor age areas, insecticide storage areas) - cleaning and painting - hazardous waste removal preparation ac tivities (coordination with vendor) - insecticide management (receivi ng 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/fieldwor k accomplished data bases for accuracy necessary for data analysis - preparation of GIS data/overlays for next season aerial/ground larval control applications including m eeting 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 s eason 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 in corporated into the ULV units GPS navigation systems) - staff training including attendance of regional and national mosquito control conferences as well as preseason st rategy sessions with SRMCB & MDPH - schedule time during off season with com puter software/hardware vendors for off season maintenance of comput er systems/software/network The scheduling of these activities, although nec essary each year, is usually reserved for extreme weather events such as heavy s now 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 mo nitoring of/hand clearing of/brushing of and/or mechanized excavation of mosquito ditches. Even during extreme freezes work can normally continue in coastal salt mars h locations due to the lack of frozen conditions found year round in these areas.