Helicopters will spray for mosquito control over Grafton
The Central Mass Mosquito Control Project will be flying helicopters over Grafton, May 21-31, to keep down the larval mosquito population.
Grafton joined CMMCP last year after about a dozen people in Massachusetts, including a Grafton man, were diagnosed with EEE. Four people died. As a result of the EEE threat, local high schools revised their sports schedules to eliminate evening games, events on Grafton Common were curtailed after dark, and parents even expressed concerns about trick-or-treating.
Spinosad, a certified organic, naturally occurring soil bacterium, will be applied in granular form in low-lying swampy areas, according to a notice from CMMCP.
More than 2,500 acres in 21 communities are targeted in this program by both aerial (helicopter) and ground (hand/backpack) treatments.
Weather may delay treatment.
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