This information was provided by the Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division
Due to evidence of West Nile virus, the Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division will be spraying to kill flying adult mosquitoes in the Harmony section of Middletown Township on Thursday, September 12th between 4:30 and 6:30 AM, weather permitting. The treatment area includes residential streets between Main Street north to Route 36 and Palmer Avenue to Pews Creek (Ravatt Rd/Fielding Avenue).
The Division will be applying Zenivex E4 RTU using truck-mounted, ultra-low-volume equipment.
Later that day between 4:00 and 7:00 PM, the County will also be treating curbside catch basins in a section of Middletown. They will be applying diluted Vectobac 12AS, a liquid larvicide with the active ingredient Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis), directly into the catch basin using a truck-mounted formulation tank and attached nozzle. Bti is a naturally occurring soil bacterium that can kill mosquito larvae and is considered a low impact pesticide by EPA and approved for organic farming in other formulations. It is non-toxic to mammals, fish, and birds. If for some reason access to a basin is blocked, the applicator will step out of the truck and apply part of a mosquito dunk which also uses Bti.
To learn more about the Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division, go to www.visitmonmouth.com/mosquito.
###