MASSACHUSETTS MOSQUITO CONTROL 

ANNUAL OPERATIONS REPORT 

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

Project/District Name: Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project

Address: 86 WILLOW STREET 

City/Town: YARMOUTH PORT Zip: 02675 

Phone: 508 775 1510 Fax: 508 362 7917 

E-mail: CCMCP@CCMCP.NET 

Report prepared by: Gabrielle Sakolsky, Assistant Superintendent and Margaret 

A. Laber, Administrative Assistant 

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

ORGANIZATION SETUP: 

Please list your Commissioner's names: 

Gene McAuliffe, Chairperson 

Jere Downing, Vice-Chairman 

Charles Sumner, Secretary 

James H. Quirk, Jr 

J.Gregory Milne 

 

Please list the Supt./Director's name: John W. Doane 

Please list the Supt./Director's contact phone number: 508 775 1510 

Please list your Asst. Supt./Asst. Director's name: Gabrielle Sakolsky 

Do you have a website? No 

If yes, please list the web address here: http:// 

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

Full time: 23 

Part time: 

Seasonal: 1 

Other: (please describe) 
Please break these down into the following areas: 

Administrative staff: 3 

Field staff: 20 

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

 Public relations John W. Doane, Superintendent, Gabrielle Sakolsky, Assistant 

Superintendent 

 Information technology 

 Entomologist Gabrielle Sakolsky 

 Wetland Scientist 

 Biologist 

 Education Gabrielle Sakolsky, 

 Laboratory Gabrielle Sakolsky 

 Operations John W. Doane 

 Facilities Bart Morris 

 Other (please list) 

For the year of this report, we maintained: 

16 vehicles 

2 modified wetland equipment (list type) piston Bulley with rotarty ditcher & low ground 

pressure excavator 

0 ULV sprayers (list type) 

 Larval control equipment (list type) 16 four gallon electric backpack sprayers 

Other (please be specific): 

Comments: Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project is overseen by five commissioners. 

One of these is appointed by the Cape Cod Selectmen and Town Councilors 

Association and one is appointed by the Cape cod Municipal Managers Association.

How many cities & towns in your service area? 15 

Please list: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, 

Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth 

*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): 

Comments: 

LARVAL MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have a larval mosquito suppression program? Yes 

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

manage mosquito populations in Barnstable County below the nuisance level and to 

protect public health. 

Please give the time frame for this program: April through October 

Describe the areas that this program is used: All fresh water & salt water areas found to 

contain mosquito larvae. 

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: Aquabac XT#62637-1, Aquabac G#62637-3, GB1111#8898-16, Agnique 

MMF#53263-28 

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

Containers: Altosid WSP#2724-448 

Other (please list): 
Please list the rates of application for the areas listed above: 

Wetlands: AquabacXT is 0.5 to 1 pint per acre AquabacG is 2.5 to 10 pounds per acre, 

GB111 is 2 to 3 gallons per acre, Agnique MMF 0.2 to 1 gallon per acre 

Catch basins: Altosid WSP is 1 seven gram packet per basin, Vectolex WSP is 1 ten 

gram packet per basin 

Containers: Altosid WSP 1 packet per 135 ft of surface 

Other: 

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

 Larval dip counts – please list trigger for application: 10 DIPS AVERAGE 5 

MOSQUITO LARVAE PER DIP 

 Historical records 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: 

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

ADULT MOSQUITO CONTROL: 

Do you have an adult mosquito suppression program? No 

If yes, please describe the purpose of this program: 

Please give the time frame for this program: 

Describe the areas that this program is used: 

Do you use: 

Truck applications 

Portable applications 

 Aerial applications

Other (please list): 

Comments: 

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

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6). 
Please list your application rates for each product: 

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

such as season and areas 

 

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 

 Complaint calls - please list trigger for application 

 Arbovirus data 

 Best professional judgment 

Comments: 

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

SOURCE REDUCTION 

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

If yes, please describe your program: We educate home and business owners to 

remove any containers on their property that would create larval habitat for mosquitoes 

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

Comments: 

DITCH MAINTENANCE 

Do you have a ditch maintenance program? Yes 

Please check all that apply: 

 Inland/freshwater 

 Saltmarsh 
If yes, please describe: We remove obstructions in ditches that prevent water from 

flowing 

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 141,992 feet

Mechanized cleaning 200 feet

Other (please list): 

Comments: 

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

SALTMARSH: 

Hand cleaning 22,527 feet 

Mechanized cleaning 2,000 feet

Other (please list): 

What time frame during the year is this method employed? October 1st to April 1st

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: none 

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): Bioquip EVS light traps used with carbon dioxide 

Please describe the purpose of this program: To sample adult mosquito populations to 

assess efficacy of our larval control project and monitor for the presence of arbovirus

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

If yes, please describe how you chose these long-term sites. Long term sites for resting 

boxes were chosen based on the presence of Culiseta melanura and roosting bird 

populations. Gravid traps are placed in locations where there are high Culex 

populations or where crows congregate as a sentinel. Long term light traps locations 

are placed in a variety of habitats to target certain mosquitoes of concern. This includes 

control sites where larviciding is not permitted. 

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? 15

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? No 

Please explain: 

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

list) 

WNV: Low to moderate 

EEE: Remote 

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

WNV: Moderate to High 

EEE: Remote

What time frame during the year is this method employed? 

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: We present educational programs to a variety of organizations 

in Barnstable county. Our field crews hand out informational pamphets to homeowners.

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: 1200

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

Mosquito Control Association annual meeting; Senior Environmental Corp training 

workshop; Cape Cod Community College Environmental Technology lectures; Cape 

Cod Natural History Conference 

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

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

If yes, please elaborate on your research projects: We evaluated different trap designs 

for greenhead fly control 

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

etc.? Yes 

If yes, please elaborate on your collaborations this past year: We work closely with Dr. 

Aimlee Laderman, Director of the Swamp Research Center at the Marine Biological 

Laboratory regarding Atlantic white cedar swamps; Dr. Steven Mihok, inventor of NZI 

traps evaluating trap designs in Northeast U.S. marshes 

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: they did GIS 

training through True North Mapping and inhouse MSDS and label reviews 

Please list the certifications and degrees held by your staff: Mass Pesticide Applicators 

license and commerical certification; CDL and hydraulic license 

Comments: 

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL EFFORTS 

Do you have a biological control program? Yes 

If yes, please describe: We perform selective ditch maintenance to allow predatory fish 

access to stagnant pools. We also use bacterial larvicides such as BTI in our program.

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

native predators? Enhancement of habitat for native predators and introduction of 

natural pathogens to control mosquito populations. 

Please check off all that apply: 

 Predatory fish 

 Predatory invertebrates 

 Other (please describe): Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus 

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

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: We have a Trimble GPS unit that we 

use to record trap sites, location of pipes, etc. Access Computer databases are used to 
record all work completed as well as all trap information. We have historical aerial 

photographs as well as Mass GIS orthos.

Please describe your current GIS abilities: Intermediate 

Give details if possible on your GIS abilities: We are currently using Mass GIS with ARC 

GIS 9 viewer. We have added a layer to the Mass GIS maps showing the unique 

numbers for each of our work sites. All work is entered into an Access data base that is 

connected to the maps. 

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

field crews are now able to enter work reports in an electronic form 

Comments: 

REVENUES & EXPENDITURES 

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

ending June 30. 

For Fiscal Year 2008 revenue totalled 1,538,669.00 from all 15 towns on Barnstable 

County. Expenditures were as follows: AA Payroll account was $1,003.451.00; FF 

account $82,980.00, DD account $346,031.00; EE account $21,400.00; GG account 

$76,907.00; BB account $1,000.00, Commissioners Pay and travel, $6,900.00. 

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: Agnique MMF 

EPA Reg. #: 53263-28 

Application method: hand sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Larvae/pupae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 5 gallons 

Comments: 32% active inedient; 25 applications to 14 sites

Product Name: Aquabac G 

EPA Reg. #: 62637-3 

Application method: hand 
Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 3200 pounds 

Comments: 2.8% active ingredient; 200 applications to 149 sites

Product Name: Aquabac XT 

EPA Reg. #: 62637-1 

Application method: hand/backpack sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 278 gallons 

Comments: 8% active ingredient; 2656 applications to 756 sites

Product Name: GB1111 

EPA Reg. #: 8898-16 

Application method: hand sprayer 

Targeted life stage: Larvae/pupae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 660 gallons 

Comments: 98.7% active ingredient; 900 applicaations to 345 sites

Product Name: Altosid WSP 

EPA Reg. #: 2724-448 

Application method: hand 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 84 pounds 

Comments: 4.25% active ingredient; 5,429 road drains & containers treated

Product Name: Vectolex WSP 

EPA Reg. #: 73049-20 

Application method: hand 

Targeted life stage: Larvae 

Total amount of concentrate applied: 110 pounds 

Comments: 7.5% active ingredient; 4,970 road drains treaed

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. We are limited in our 

applications within the boundaries of Cape Cod National Seashore and Mashpee 

Wildlife Refuge f 

SPECIAL PROJECTS 

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

facilities or review sub division plans? No 

If yes, please elaborate 

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

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

If yes, please elaborate: If we are contacted by local or state officials about clogged 

stormwater systems, clogged culverts or other areas that create larval habitat we 

address the problem through water management or larvicide treatment. 

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

If yes, please elaborate: For examle, in the town of Yarmouth we worked with town 

officials and CZM representative to replace a pipe that did not function. 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROTECTION ACT 

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

If yes, please explain: All schools located in Barnstable County were required to add our 

larvicide products to their outdoor IPM plan. 

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

public schools, private schoools and parochial schools have notified us. 
If you had difficulties with implementation of your program due to this law, please 

elaborate here: no 

Comments: 

GENERAL COMMENTS 

Please list any comments not covered in this report: Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project 

is a partner under the EPA/s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program under the 

auspices of the American Mosquito Control Association. Cape Cod Mosquito Control 

Project works closely with Town Boards of Health, Town Conservation Commissions 

and occasionally with the County Board of Health, as well as working with local citizens 

who have mosquito concerns.