MASSACHUSETTS MOSQUITO CONTROL 

ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT 

2008 Year of Report Date of Report: 3/30/2009 

Project/District Name: East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project

Address: 11 Sun St. 

City/Town: Waltham Zip: 02453-4101 

Phone: 781-899-5730 Fax: 781-647-4988 

E-mail: emmcp.ma@verizon.net 

Report prepared by: David Henley 

If you have a mission statement, please include it here: The East Middlesex Mosquito 

Control Commission (the Commission) represents the interests of the participating 

communities and their residents in providing guidance and oversight to the East 

Middlesex Mosquito Control Project (the Project). The Commission strives to ensure 

that the member communities receive services that are consistent with applicable laws 

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

fiscal responsibility. Integrated mosquito management services provided by the Project 

and approved by the Commission will be based on the State's Generic Environmental 

Impact Report on Mosquito Control in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Arbovirus 

Surveillance and Response Plan and the policies of the State Reclamation and 

Mosquito Control Board. 

The Project's integrated mosquito management program will consist of mosquito 

surveillance, larval mosquito control of wetlands and catchbasins, adult mosquito 

control, wetlands management/ ditch maintenance and public education. 

ORGANIZATION SETUP: 

Please list your Commissioner's names: 

Executive Committee: Lenny Izzo, Chair, Wellesley; Ethan Mascoop, Framingham; 

Gerard Cody, Lexington; Arnold Weinberg, M.D., Lincoln; and Jennifer Murphy, 

Winchester. Other members: Christine Connolly, Arlington; John Zupkus, Bedford; 

Donna Moultrup, Belmont; Patrick Maloney, Brookline; Heidi Porter, Burlington; Wendy 

Robinson, Cambridge; Anthony Kiszewski, Ph.D., Concord, Christorpher Webb, 

Malden; Gerald Collins, Maynard; Karen Rose, Medford; Ruth Clay, Melrose; John 

McNally, Newton; Martin Fair, North Reading; Larry Ramdin, Reading; Robert Leupold, 

Sudbury; Peter Gray, Wakefield; Thomas Creonte, Waltham; Steven Ward, Watertown; 

 
Steven Calichman, Wayland; and Richard Sullivan, Weston. 

 

 

Please list the Supt./Director's name: David Henley 

Please list the Supt./Director's contact phone number: 781-899-5730 

Please list your Asst. Supt./Asst. Director's name: Michael Bryant 

Do you have a website? Yes 

If yes, please list the web address here: 

http://www.town.sudbury.ma.us/services/health/emmcp 

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

Full time: 5 

Part time: 1 

Seasonal: 6 

Other: (please describe) 

Please break these down into the following areas: 

Administrative staff: Superintendent and part-time Administrative Assistant 

Field staff: Assistant Superintendent, Entomologist, Skilled Equipment Operator - Grade 

1, Skilled Equipment Operator - Grade 2, and 6 seasonal catchbasin applicators. 

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

 Public relations David Henley 

 Information technology 

 Entomologist Douglas Bidlack, Ph.D. 

 Wetland Scientist 

 Biologist 

 Education 

 Laboratory 

 Operations Full time: Michael Bryant, Christopher Gagnon and Michael Sweder. 

Seasonal: Eric Cronin, Thomas Guanci, Charles King, Mathew McKillop, Benjamin 

Soltoff, Corey Stenquist and Anthony Viola. 

 Facilities David Henley and Michael Bryant 

 Other (please list) Administrative: Lorna Rabbitt 

For the year of this report, we maintained: 

7 vehicles 

1 modified wetland equipment (list type) Link Belt 75 track mounted excavator 

4 ULV sprayers (list type) 1 Clarke Cougar Smartflow with radar and datamaster 11, 1 

Clarke Grizzly and 2 Leco ULVs with CVs. 
 Larval control equipment (list type) 

Other (please be specific): 

Comments: 

How many cities & towns in your service area? 25 

Please list: Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Concord, 

Framingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Newton, North 

Reading, Reading, Sudbury, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wellesley, 

Weston and Winchester. 

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

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): Review of plans for stormwater runoff structures 

Comments: On occasion the Project receives requests to review plans for stormwater 

runoff at developments planned adjacent to wetlands or for underground stormwater 

retention areas. 

LARVAL MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have a larval mosquito suppression program? Yes 
If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: Culex larvae are controlled to 

reduce the number of West Nile virus (WNv) vector mosquitoes. Spring and summmer 

floodwater mosquitoes are controlled to reduce the number of mammal biting 

mosquitoes and to reduce populations of potential human vectors for EEE. 

Please give the time frame for this program: The time frame for Culex larval control is 

June through mid- September. The time frame for control of spring floodwater mosquito 

larvae is April and May. The time frame for control of summer floodwater mosquito 

larvae is June through September. 

Describe the areas that this program is used: catchbasins and intermittently flooded 

wetlands. 

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, Vectobac 12AS - EPA #275-102 

Catch basins: Vectolex WSP - EPA #73049-20, Altosid WSP - EPA #2724-448 and 

Altosid Ingot XR Briquets - EPA #2724-421. 

Containers: Vectolex WSP - EPA #73049-20, Altosid WSP - EPA #2724-448 and 

Vectobac 12AS -EPA #275-102. 

Other (please list): 

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

Wetlands: Vectobac G was applied by helicopter at a rate of 5 lbs. per acre. Vectobac 

12AS was applied by portable sprayer at rates of 8 oz. of Bti per acre and 12 oz. of Bti 

per acre. 

Catch basins: Vectolex WSP and Altosid WSP were applied to catchbasins at the rate 

of 1 packet per catchbasin. Altosid Ingot XR Briquets were applied at the rate of 1 XR 

Briquet per catchbasin. 

Containers: Vectolex WSP was applied to neglected swimming pools at the rate of 1 

pouch per 50 square feet of surface area. Altosid WSP is applied at 1 packet per 135 

sq. ft. of surface area. Vectobac 12 AS at 8 oz. per acre is used in rimless tires holding 

water. 

Other: 

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

 Larval dip counts – please list trigger for application: one larvae per ten dips. 
 Historical records 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: Larval control in wetlands is funded by 24 communities that participate in 

the Project. Larval control to catchbasins is funded by 18 communities. Larval control 

in neglected swimming pools is done in cooperation with municipal health departments. 

Altosid WSP and Altosid Ingot XR Briquets are applied to catchbasins during the month 

of June as a pre-emergence treatment.

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

ADULT MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have an adult mosquito suppression program? Yes 

If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: To reduce the number of mammal 

biting, EEE vector mosquitoes or secondary human vectors for WNV. 

Please give the time frame for this program: Late May through September.

Describe the areas that this program is used: suburban residential neighborhoods with a 

relatively dense network of streets.

Do you use: 

Truck applications 

Portable applications 

 Aerial applications

Other (please list): 

Comments: The adult mosquito control program using Anvil 10+10 is funded by 9 of 

the communities that participate in the Project. Suspend SC was used in the Town of 

Reading as a residual spray that was applied as a perimeter spray to vegetated areas 

surrounding athletic fields during a WNv risk period in September.

Please list the names of the products used with EPA #: 

1). Anvil 10 + 10 ULV, EPA # 1021-1688-8329 

2). Suspend SC, EPA #432-763 

3). 

4). 

5). 

6). 

Please list your application rates for each product: 

1). Anvil 10 + 10 ULV is applied at .0024 lbs. per acre. 
2). Suspend SC is applied in a dilution rate of 1 fl. oz. per gal. 

3). 

4). 

5). 

6). 

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

such as season and areas 

In 2008 the maximum number of times that adult mosquito control occurred in any 

neighborhood was six applications. In 2008, applications were scheduled with a 

minimum of two weeks between applications. 

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

 Landing rates - please list trigger for application 

 Light trap data - please list trigger for application A minimum of 100 - 200 mammal 

biting mosquitoes in a light trap depending on the average for that site. 

 Complaint calls - please list trigger for application 

 Arbovirus data 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: Scheduling adult mosquito control applications is based on mosquito 

population data. Complaints are regarded as supplemental data that may influence the 

shape of the area around the light trap site that is sprayed. 

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

SOURCE REDUCTION 

Do you perform source reduction methods such as tire/container removal? No 

If yes, please describe your program: 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? 

Comments: 

DITCH MAINTENANCE 

Do you have a ditch maintenance program? Yes 

Please check all that apply: 
 Inland/freshwater 

 Saltmarsh 

If yes, please describe: Ditch maintenance is done using either a LinkBelt 75 track 

mounted excavator or with hand tools. The Project has been using the draft Best 

Management Practices when planning excavator work in freshwater wetlands. 

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 3,560 linear feet

Mechanized cleaning 1,573 linear feet

Other (please list): 

Comments: 

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

SALTMARSH: 

Hand cleaning 

Mechanized cleaning 

Other (please list): 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? 

Comments: 

*Please attach a link to maps of ditch maintenance areas if possible. 
OPEN MARSH WATER 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: DPH has been 

routinely setting traps at 3 locations in the district to monitor for WNv. 

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: The purpose of the program is to measure 

mammal biting populations and EEE and West Nile virus vector populations. The data 

is used to evaluate the need for control. Some collections are submitted to MDPH to be 

tested for EEE and WNv

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

If yes, please describe how you chose these long-term sites. In most municipalities 

there are 3 - 5 sites. In municipalities with significant wetland acreage, light trap sites 
are located in yards that are in close proximity to major mosquito habitats for spring and 

summer floodwater mosquitoes, Cq. perturbans and Cs. melanura. In densely 

populated areas without significant wetland acreage, gravid trap sites are located in 

yards or municipal properties with the goal of providing geographic spacing within the 

community. Light traps and gravid traps are also located near properties of residents 

who contracted EEE or WNV. 

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? 25

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: In the past 5 years, there have been 8 human WNv cases and 1 EEE 

horse case. The following provides the breakdown of cases by year and by community. 

2008 - 1 WNv case in Cambridge. 

2007 - 2 WNv cases in Arlington and Medford. 

2006 - 1 WNv case in Arlington. 

2005 - 4 WNv cases including 1 in Cambridge, 2 in Newton and 1 in Watertown. One 

EEE horse case in Concord. 

2004 - No human or horse cases. 
At what arbovirus risk level did the year begin in your area? (If more than one please 

list) 

WNV: Arlington began the year with moderate risk. The low risk areas included 

Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, 

Newton, North Reading, Reading, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, 

Weston and Winchester. The remote risk areas included Burlington, Concord, 

Framingham, Lincoln, Maynard, Sudbury and Wayland. 

EEE: The entire Project area began the year at a remote risk level. 

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

WNV: The high risk areas were Arlington, Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Lexington, 

Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, 

Wellesley, Weston and Winchester. The moderate risk areas included Bedford, 

Burlington, Concord, Framingham, Lincoln, Maynard, North Reading, Reading and 

Sudbury.

EEE: The entire Project area finished the year at a remote risk level.

What time frame during the year is this method employed? The Project began 

submitting mosquito pools to the State Lab on 6/25/08 and ended on 9/30/08.

Comments: 

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

EDUCATION, OUTREACH & PUBLIC RELATIONS 

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

If yes, please describe: The Project's public education program is designed to develop 

awareness within the public and the private sectors as to their roles in mosquito control. 

The Project serves as a resource to residents, municipal officials and the local media on 

controlling mosquitoes, larval mosquito habitats and mosquito borne diseases.

Please check off all that apply: 

 School based program 

 Website 

 PR brochures/handouts 

 Community events 
 Science fairs 

 Meeting presentations 

 Other (please describe): The Proect sends out press releases to community and 

regional newspapers related to aerial Bti applications, ground based adult mosquito 

control applications, personal protection from mosquitoes and preventative actions that 

homeowners can take to reduce mosquito development on their property. Notices on 

the pesticide exclusion process and notices on ground based adult mosquito control 

are regularly posted on muncipal websites. Memos and reports on mosquito control 

activities, local disease risk and other items of interest are sent to municipal officials of 

each participating community. The Superintendent attends municipal Board of Health 

meetings, Finance Committee and Conservation Committee meetings upon request. 

Project representatives are periodically interviewed by newspaper and television 

reporters. An episode of the PBS program Curious George that includes Project 

representatives describing mosquito biology to Newton elementary school students was 

aired several times in 2008. 

Please give an estimate of attendance/participants in this program: 

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

Superintendent participated in the WNV Larviciding Training program held at the Boston 

Public Works Commission and the annual meeting for Brookline municipal workers who 

participate in catchbasin larviciding. Presentations were made to Boards of Health in 

Carlisle, Lincoln and Wakefield. The Superintendent made a presentation at a meeting 

that was intended to introduce mosquito control to the new Commissioner of Agricultural 

Resources. The EMMCP staff appeared in a televised report on mosquito control in 

Newton that was done by the Newton local access channel, New TV. 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? 

Have you performed any research projects, efficacy, bottle assays, etc.? Not at this time 

If yes, please elaborate on your research projects: 

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

etc.? Yes 

If yes, please elaborate on your collaborations this past year: Several staff members 

attended a meeting of mosquito control water management specialists. The staff 

collaborated with SRB, DEP and other MCP staff to develop BMPs for ditch 

maintenance in freshwater wetlands. The Superintendent began a collaborative effort 

with other MCP staff and members of the Aquatic Habitat Restoration Partnership to 

identify common objectives. 

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: Five 

employees attended the Northeastern Mosquito Control Association meeting. The 

Assistant Superintendent attended a 4 day workshop on streambank restoration. The 

Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent attended a training session on 

mosquito control compliance with the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. 

Please list the certifications and degrees held by your staff: David Henley, Mike Bryant, 

Chris Gagnon and Mike Sweder are Certified Pesticide Applicators. Chris Gagnon and 

Mike Sweder have Hoist Operators Licenses. David Henley has a BBA in Management. 

Mike Bryant has an A.B. in Turf Management . Doug Bidlack has a Ph.D in 

Entomology, an M.S. in Entomology and Plant Pathology and a B.S in biological 

sciences. Chris Gagnon has a Bachelor of Science for Wildlife Biology. Mike Sweder 

has an M.S. in Environmental Health and Safety and a B.S. in Entomology. 

Comments: The Project acquired a Panasonic PowerPoint Projector to be used for 

future educational presentations. 

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL EFFORTS 

Do you have a biological control program? Yes 

If yes, please describe: Bacillus sphaericus used to control Culex mosquitoes in 

catchbasins and neglected swimming pools is a live bacteria that recycles in the water 

that supports Culex larvae.

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

native predators? no 

Please check off all that apply: 

 Predatory fish 

 Predatory invertebrates 

 Other (please describe): Bacillus sphaericus 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? July, August and early 

September. 

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: Databases are maintained on adult 

mosquito populations, mosquito habitats, larval mosquito surveys, pesticide usage and 

ditch maintenance. 

Please describe your current GIS abilities: Intermediate 

Give details if possible on your GIS abilities: Our aerial contractor uses shape files and 

AgNav swath guidance software during aerial larval control applications. Data Master 

was used in a Clarke Cougar aerosol sprayer to record adult mosquito control treatment 

areas and produce maps of coverage areas. Aerial photography of our district from 

Mass GIS that includes wetland delineation is the primary mapping layer in our ArcView 

program. Larval control sites are identified on the ArcView maps. Planning for ditch 

maintenance also uses the wetlands delineation that is included in the ArcView maps. 

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

Project acquired a Cougar Smart Flow aerosol sprayer equipped with radar that uses 

Datamaster that provides GIS maps of treatment areas. The Project hired a contractor 

to add our laptop computer into the computer network in the office and to network all 

three computers to a new network printer/ copier. In January 2008 Verizon FiOS 

became the Project's internet service provider replacing an RCN dialup service. 

Comments: 

REVENUES & EXPENDITURES 

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

ending June 30. 

FY 2008 regular and supplemental appropriations received: $569,751 

FY 2008 expenditures: $588,718.35 
Comments: The Project received funding totaling $52,405 from the State 

Reclamation & Mosquito Control Board that was used to purchase larvicides, an 

aerosol sprayer equipped with data recording technology and a pickup truck. 

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: aerial 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 12,955 lbs. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Vectobac 12AS 

EPA Reg. #: 275-102 

Application method: portable hand held sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 31 gals. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Vectolex WSP 

EPA Reg. #: 2724-448 

Application method: hand applied 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 490 lbs. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Altosid WSP 

EPA Reg. #: 2724-448 

Application method: hand applied 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 501 lbs. 

Comments: 

Product Name: Altosid Ingot XR Briquets 

EPA Reg. #: 2724-421 

Application method: hand applied 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 464 lbs. 

Comments: 
Product Name: Anvil 10 + 10 

EPA Reg. #: 1021-1688-8329 

Application method: truck mounted aerosol sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Adult 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 135 gallons 

Comments: 

Product Name: Suspend SC 

EPA Reg. #: 432-763 

Application method: truck mounted mist sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Adult 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 10 fl. oz. 

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. Great Meadows 

National Wildlife Refuge and the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge manage large 

tracts of wetland acreage in Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, Maynard, Sudbury and Wayland 

that is excluded from larval and adult mosquito control pesticide applications except 

when a permit is issued during periods of imminent risk from mosquito borne diseases. 

The Sudbury Valley Trustees, a private land trust that owns wetlands in Concord, 

Framingham, Sudbury and Wayland has excluded their property, which includes 

significant wetland acreage, from pesticide applications. 

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge map: 

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/assabetriver/pdf/may07maphandout.pdf 

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge map: 

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/greatmeadows/greatmeadows.pdf 
Sudbury Valley Trustees trail maps: 

http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/maps 

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 Subdivision plans are occasionally sent by municipal officials for 

review and comment. Reviews have been requested for stormwater systems, 

stormwater runoff into wetlands and detention ponds.

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: Municipal officials have requested that we remove excessive 

sedimentation that is obstructing ditches and culverts. 

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: Per the provisions of the Act, the Project excludes schools, day 

care centers and school age child care programs from mosquito control pesticide 

applications unless the prerequisites for spraying are fulfilled 

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

September 2008 Austin Prep and Reading High School fulfilled the requirements of the 

Act and a perimeter spray of Suspend SC was done at their athletic fields. 

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

elaborate here: 

Comments: 

GENERAL COMMENTS 

Please list any comments not covered in this report: