Suffolk To Treat Marshes Across South Shore For Mosquito Larvae

HAUPPAUGE, NY — The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control will treat parts of the marshes along the South Shore to control mosquito larvae.

Should weather conditions prevent completion of the work, it will be continued on the next suitable day.

The application will take place from Tuesday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. It will consist of low-altitude helicopter using granular pellets of VectoPrime FG, otherwise known as Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, and Altosid, or Methopren.

The following marshes will be treated:

Town of Babylon:

• Sire Thumb
• Oak Beach
• Gilgo Beach
• Cedar Beach
• Cedar Beach Golf Course
• Oak Island

Town of Islip:

• Robert Moses Coast Guard Station
• Clam Pond
• Gardiner Park
• Scully
• Quintuck Park
• Hecksher State Park
• Idle Hour
• Pepperidge Hall
• West Oak Recreation

Town of Brookhaven:

• Fireplace Neck
• Smith Point
• Johns Neck Creek
• Mastic Beach
• Roe Avenue
• Beaverdam Creek

Pending Applications:

Town of Babylon:

• West Gilgo
• Gilgo Island

Town of Islip:

• Captree
• Islip Preserve
• Timber Point
• West Sayville Golf Club
• Namkee Creek

Town of Brookhaven:

• Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
• Stillman Creek
• Grove Avenue
• Pine Neck Avenue
• Abets Creek
• Hedges Creek
• Lyman Marsh
• Bellport Bay