COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT- Message from DNREC- Mosquito Spraying
Date Posted: Friday, April 4th, 2025A message from DNREC-MOSQUITO CONTROL
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application in forested wetland habitats. This application may take place during daylight hours from Friday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 6, 2025 via helicopter (registration #N2268W).
Application of Vectobac 12AS (liquid Bti) to control mosquito larvae in the following areas:
Near Newark; and in/around Middletown and Townsend.
For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following zones: 36, 37, 40, 41, 47, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, and 61.
All insecticides to be used are registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for mosquito control and will be applied according to EPA-approved label instructions. The EPA has determined that the insecticides to be used do not pose unreasonable risks to human health, wildlife, or the environment.
For further information, please visit the Mosquito Control website at http://de.gov/mosquito or view the the Spray Zone Map at http://de.gov/mosquitomap.
