Thursday Evening Mosquito Spraying Starting Soon in Braintree

The Norfolk County Mosquito Control District will begin this season's late evening ULV aerosol applications on or about May 28, weather permitting. For Braintree, they will take place on Thursday between about sunset and midnight.

If any resident wishes to know when the spray program may be conducted in their area, they should go to the District's website at www.norfolkcountymosquito.org. 

If an individual would like to see a map and/or street listing of the areas to be treated, they should click on the following link, and then enter their address. Current late evening aerosol application schedule and maps: www.norfolkcountymosquito.org/ULV_Schedule.html

Please note that the ULV map and/or street listings will be posted on or about 3:30 p.m. the day of the scheduled application. Residents may also contact the following number: 617-582-6216 after 3:30 p.m. the day of the scheduled treatment to receive information detailing the streets/areas to be treated in the town.

The purpose of the adulticide application is to control nuisance and/or virus carrying adult mosquitoes.  The control product being used is DUET (EPA Reg.# 1021-1795-8329) applied in ultra-low volume (ULV) sprayers at a rate of approximately one half ounce per acre of finished spray.

Process to Exclude Property From Public Area Wide Pesticide Applications State Regulation 333 CMR:13:03 provides a method for homeowners to exclude their property from public areawide pesticide applications.  For more information, please click on the following links:

www.mass.gov/agr/legal/regs/333_CMR_13.00.pdf or

www.norfolkcountymosquito.org/ULV_Exclusion.html