Provided by the County of Bucks:
The Bucks County Department of Health will be conducting a joint mosquito spray in association with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) in Croydon and areas of West Bristol in Bristol Township on Monday, August 24, 2015, weather permitting. The spray will commence at dusk, and will continue to completion. The rain date for this spray will be Tuesday 8/25/15.
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In Croydon, all roads between Route 13 and River Road, from Oak Avenue to the Neshaminy Creek are to be included. In West Bristol the following are to be included; Clover Avenue, Charles, Walnut and Belmont Avenues, and Neshaminy Road from Route 13 to Belmont Avenue. Also, Snowden, Belardley, Carnarvon, Dixon, Llanberis, Westminster, Park, Western, Westview and Westwood Avenues.
County technicians will be driving a dark green Ford Ranger spray truck with the county logo and BU number 0107 on the side. There will also be a lead truck, a blue Ford Ranger pickup with similar identification. The chemical to be used will be Duet applied at the rate of one (1) ounce per acre. According to the Pennsylvania DEP, the product is designed to provide quick, effective control of adult mosquito populations. The application material has a very low toxicity profile to mammals and will have negligible impact to non-target insects and the environment.
The PADEP will be using their own equipment.
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For additional information about adult mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, please go to http://www.westnile.state.pa.us/. The Bucks County Department of Health can be reached at 215-345-3318.
