Community Corner
Millbrae and San Bruno CA: Mills Field Mosquito Helicopter Treatment May 28th 2015
First of the year treatment.
Dr. Chindi Peavey, District Manager of the San Mateo County Mosquito & Vector Control District reports:
“We have rescheduled the helicopter treatment for Thursday May 28th 2015 instead of tomorrow May 27th 2015.
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We have contacted the cities of San Bruno and Millbrae and informed them.
We do not have the schedule yet for the rest of the treatments at this location (Mills Field) this season.
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Helicopter treatments for the Tule mosquitoes at this site are done approximately every three weeks thru October.
When we have the rest of the schedule we will send it to you and to the cities.
Again, this is just larvicide treatment for tule mosquitoes.
We are starting a month early this year because the mosquitoes have emerged earlier than ever before.
The material to be used this time is methoprene – a mosquito hormone that is totally nontoxic to mammals, birds, fish reptiles and amphibians. It is in a granular form, coated on charcoal granules so that it will fall between the cattails and reach the water.
All of the treatment is confined to the series of pools along the freeway. No material is being driopped anywhere near homes or yards.”
Sincerely,
Chindi Peavey, Ph.D.
District Manager
Questions should be directed to the District at 650 - 344 - 8592
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Robert Riechel
Senior Correspondent – San Bruno Patch
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Source Credit: San Mateo County Mosquito & Vector Control District
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