*Adulticides are pesticides designed to control adult flying insects. Mosquito adulticide treatments are Ultra Low Volume (ULV) and are usually applied using truck based sprayers. These applications provide immediate short term relief from pestiferous mosquitoes and/or mosquitoes that carry disease.
*Larvicides prevent adult mosquito emergence by targeting mosquitos in their immature larval stage. Granular and liquid larvicides are usually applied by hand or aircraft directly to stagnant water containing these immature mosquitoes. The majority of District larvicide applications to wetlands in Massachusetts are made using naturally occurring bacteria such as Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Applications of larvicides can effectively reduce future area-wide adulticide applications.
Pursuant to 333 CMR 13.03(3), I understand that requests for exclusions or opt outs shall not be honored if: