Mosquito spraying is planned for both Hamilton and Wenham on Tuesday night.
Spraying for mosquitoes is planned for Tuesday night in both Hamilton and Wenham. An animal-biting mosquito recently tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Hamilton, according to the Board of Health. Hamilton Town Manager announced the spraying in a Connect-CTY call on Monday evening to town residents. The spraying will happen along Essex Street and streets to th east of Essex Street between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. on Tuesday night. In Wenham, there has been no positive test for EEE or West Nile Virus but Health Agent Greg Bernard said spraying is planned anyway as a precautionary measure on Tuesday night, also from 8 p.m. on Tuesday through 2 a.m. on Wednesday. "The targeted areas will include areas along Route 97 from Topsfield to …
The area around the Iron Rail property in Wenham were sprayed on Tuesday night and no further spraying is planned unless further tests come back showing that mosquitoes are carrying West Nile virus.
The Iron Rail property in Wenham was successfully sprayed for mosquitoes on Tuesday night after a mosquito infected with West Nile virus was found there last Friday. “That’s all that is going to be done right now,” said Jack Card, director of Northeast Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District, which performed the spraying at the direction of the Wenham Board of Health. The spraying truck spent about 30-45 minutes at dusk in Wenham administering a ”barrier treatment” around the playing fields, cemetery and Iron Rail building and Department of Public Works garage off Grapevine and Rubbly roads, Card said. If further mosquitoes are found in Wenham with West Nile virus, Card said he might recommend to the Wenham Board of Health that …
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mike
11:46 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
Deep woods off, is more toxic than permetherin, which is what we spray during the day. Most mosquito control done at night is done with thermal fogging with a short life residual. Most insecticides sprayed at night break down in 30 min to an hour, they dont travel more than 300ft in the air. Beneficial insects like bees are not out at night. Spraying is not done near water, it is toxic to fish, … more ›