{"id":30,"date":"2011-09-07T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/2011\/09\/07\/update-mosquito-spray-schedule\/"},"modified":"2011-09-07T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T23:00:00","slug":"update-mosquito-spray-schedule","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/2011\/09\/07\/update-mosquito-spray-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE- Mosquito Spray Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"sudbury.ma.us\" data-scaytid=\"1\">sudbury.m<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be controlling mosquitoes in neighborhoods of Sudbury using truck mounted aerosol sprayers on Tuesday, September 13<sup>th <\/sup>and Wednesday, September 14<sup>th<\/sup> between dusk and 11:30 PM.&nbsp; On Tuesday areas to be sprayed are located near Powder Mill Rd., Powers Rd., <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"Dakin\" data-scaytid=\"2\">Dakin<\/span> Rd., Pantry Rd., Haynes Rd., <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"Mossman\" data-scaytid=\"4\">Mossman<\/span> Rd., Willis Rd., Morse Rd. and Thompson Dr.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOn Wednesday night areas to be sprayed are located near Raymond Rd., Woodside Rd., <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"Landham\" data-scaytid=\"6\">Landham<\/span> Rd., Pelham Island Rd., Goodman&rsquo;s Hill Rd. and Indian Ridge Rd.&nbsp; If spraying is postponed on either night, it will be re-scheduled for Thursday night.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Project uses a spray formulation containing the pesticide, <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"sumithrin\" data-scaytid=\"8\">sumithrin<\/span>, to control mosquitoes.&nbsp; <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"Sumithrin\" data-scaytid=\"14\">Sumithrin<\/span> is a synthetic <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"pyrethroid\" data-scaytid=\"16\">pyrethroid<\/span> that is classified as slightly toxic by the EPA.&nbsp; Mosquito control applications of <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"sumithrin\" data-scaytid=\"10\">sumithrin<\/span> do not pose a significant risk to people or their pets due to the low toxicity of <span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"sumithrin\" data-scaytid=\"12\">sumithrin<\/span> and the small amount used to control mosquitoes.&nbsp; As with any pesticide, people should minimize exposure.&nbsp; If residents see a spray truck approaching, they are advised to go indoors for a couple of minutes while the spray dissipates.&nbsp; Residents are also advised to close windows facing the street.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tInformation regarding the schedule and areas to be sprayed is available at the Project&#39;s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/services\/health\/emmcp\/\">http:\/\/<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/services\/health\/emmcp\/\">\/services\/health\/<span class=\"scayt-misspell\" data-scayt_word=\"emmcp\" data-scaytid=\"18\">emmcp<\/span>\/<\/a>&nbsp; If residents have any questions related to the spraying or any questions on mosquitoes, call the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project at 781-899-5730<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be controlling mosquitoes in neighborhoods of Sudbury using truck mounted aerosol sprayers on Tuesday, September 13th and Wednesday September 14th between dusk and 11:30 PM. <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/2011\/09\/07\/update-mosquito-spray-schedule\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about UPDATE- Mosquito Spray Schedule\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}