HOPATCONG, NJ — The Sussex County Office of Mosquito Control will conduct aerial mosquito larviciding on Friday, July 31, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. to help control mosquito populations in their aquatic larval stage.
Applications will target uninhabited wetland areas and will not be conducted over residential neighborhoods.
The treatment will use Vectobac GS, a biological larvicide containing Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI), which is designed to control immature mosquitoes.
Officials emphasized that the application is not a liquid or aerosol spray.
Municipalities included in the treatment area are Andover Township, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Hopatcong Borough, Lafayette Township, Newton, Sussex Borough, Vernon Township, and Wantage Township.
Residents with questions may contact the Sussex County Office of Mosquito Control at 973-940-5225.
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