Mosquito spraying scheduled for around July 5th & 6th around Pinedale
July 3, 2022
Sublette County Mosquito Abatement District #1 (SCMAD#1) will be spraying for mosquitos in early July. The tentative spray dates for aerial application are the 5th and 6th of July, weather permitting. Spraying will start at sun-up.
SCMAD#1 uses an aerial application to control the mosquito population within the district and the town. The Town of Pinedale has a contract with the SCMAD#1 to include it in the spray work. The town will be sprayed at the same time as the district.
The area to be covered includes the town of Pinedale, fields west of Ehman Lane over to Duck Creek, the Pinedale Elementary School area, parts of the Pinedale Industrial Park, south Pinedale to the New Fork River/Mesa Road, east side of US 191 including Old Brazzill Ranch subdivision area, and north Pinedale subdivisions east and west of Skyline Drive.
Is the aerial application safe?
The Sublette County Mosquito Abatement District uses Fyfanon ULV Insecticide for their mosquito control. According to their website, "Fyfanon ULV Insecticide is safe to use around humans, pets, and wildlife when used according to the product label. Fyfanon is labeled for aerial and ground-application mosquito control and has been an important tool for mosquito control in the U.S., Canada and around the world for 60 years. Once Fyfanon has been applied it immediately begins to brake down due to photodegradation, (exposure to sunlight and air) this process only takes a few minutes."
Bee Keepers
SCMAD#1 understand the vital role bees play in Sublette County. Our objective is to control mosquitoes with as little harm to pollinators as possible. If you are keeping bees and would like a notification of when they are spraying, or if you would prefer not to be sprayed, please call Owen Best at 307-231-4459.
About Mosquitoes
The life cycle of a mosquito can be from about two weeks to a month. Only the females bite. They need a blood meal for their reproductive cycle to produce eggs. Click on this link for more information: Life Cycle of a Mosquito
For more information about mosquito spraying around Pinedale call 307-231-4459 or go online to www.scmad1.com.
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