Low Flying Helicopter To Be Used To Treat Marshes For Mosquitos, South Brunswick Police Say

The Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission plans to use a helicopter to apply larvicide to non-residential areas Thursday, Friday and Saturday, South Brunswick police said.

The areas, which include marshes and wetlands, will be treated from a low-flying helicopter, police said.

Police said no precautions are needed. They just want residents to know that they may see green and yellow Hiller-model helicopter flying over neighborhoods.

“However, no applications are made over residential neighborhoods. The pilot is merely positioning the helicopter to approach the wetlands in nearby areas,’’ police said in an alert.

For more information, call the Mosquito Commission at 732-549-0665 between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.