Mosquito Notice
Please be advised that Suffolk County
Vector Control will be applying the larvaecide known as Altosid (or equivalent) via helicopter in Clam Pond Cove on Tuesdays
throughout the spring and summer anytime between the hours of
Altosid
is a mosquito growth regulator that prevents adult mosquito emergence. It is applied in the form of pellets or
liquid and prevents mosquito larvae from maturing into adult mosquitoes. Vector
Control has found Altosid
(or equivalent) to be the most
effective mosquito growth regulator for salt marsh mosquitoes and has been
applied to Clam Pond Cove in similar fashion since 1999.
FROM SUFFOLK COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL NOTICE
"The products used by Vector Control are registered by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation and are applied in accordance with the required
state and federal permits.
A Specimen Label of Altosid is available in the Village Office. If you have any
questions about Altosid or Vectolex, the growth regulator used in
the freshwater in Saltaire, please call:
(631) 583-5566