Atkinson Mosquito Page

2007

Everything you wanted to know and then some!

Mosquito Prevention Guidelines   PDF File

EEE Facts PDF File

Health- related community mosquito control programs will begin on May 14, 2007 in the Town of Atkinson. Larval mosquitoes will be controlled in areas such as marshes, red maple swamps, woodland pools, flooded fields, roadside ditches, flooded storm water basins and other shallow, stagnant bodies of water. Mosquito larvae found in street and parking lot catch basins will also be controlled. Areas with flowing waters (streams, rivers) or deep waters (ponds, lakes) typically do not support mosquito breeding and will not be treated. The primary control agents will be bacterium larvacides called Vectobac (BTI) and Vectolex (Bs). Applications to control mosquito larvae will continue as needed until October 30, 2007. Control Agents will only be applied where larvae of disease vector species are collected.

Town officials may decide to complete emergency barrier insecticide (bifenthrin) applications to parks, athletic fields, schools, and other public areas should a public health emergency dictate.

Persons not wishing their properties treated should contact (in writing)

Russell McAllister, Town of Atkinson, Town Hall, 21 Academy Avenue, Atkinson, NH 03811. Municipal Pest Management Services, Inc. can be contacted directly @ P.O. Box 316, York Maine 03909. Otherwise, properties may be treated as necessary. Information on biological control agents, insecticides, areas likely to be sprayed or any potential hazards is available upon request to Municipal Pest Management Services, Inc. @ 603-431-0008 or @ swampfixer@verizon.net. Municipal Pest Management Services, Inc. will provide mosquito control services for Atkinson in 2007.

Michael Morrison, Entomologist.