{"id":615,"date":"2020-04-29T18:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T22:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/?p=615"},"modified":"2020-04-29T18:25:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T22:25:18","slug":"aerial-larvicide-application-2","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/2020\/04\/29\/aerial-larvicide-application-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerial Larvicide Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AERIAL APPLICATION TO CONTROL MOSQUITO LARVAE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be conducting a helicopter application of the biological larvicide, Bti, to control mosquito larvae over large wetland areas. The application will take place between April 30, 2020 and May 8, 2020. A helicopter flying low directly over the wetlands will apply a granular formulation of Bti. Residents do not need to take any special precautions for this application.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The material to be applied Bti (<em>Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis<\/em>) is a natural bacterium found in soil. The EPA classifies Bti as a relatively non-toxic pesticide.&nbsp; Bti is considered a target selective and environmentally compatible pesticide that affects mosquito larvae and a few closely related aquatic insects in the fly family.&nbsp; Once applied Bti stays suspended in water for 24 to 48 hours and then biodegrades as it settles to the bottom. The product name of the Bti is VectoBac-GS (EPA Reg.&nbsp; #73049-10).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For further information contact the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project at 781-899-5730.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AERIAL APPLICATION TO CONTROL MOSQUITO LARVAE &nbsp; The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be conducting a helicopter application of the biological larvicide, Bti, to control mosquito larvae over large wetland areas. The application will &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/2020\/04\/29\/aerial-larvicide-application-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Aerial Larvicide Application\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":617,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615\/revisions\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/emmcp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}