City of Laramie Mosquito Control has scheduled the application of granular larvicide to control larval mosquitoes in rural areas adjacent to the City. The application is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19th beginning at daylight. The product is a granular form of Bacillus thuringensis israelensis (Bti) that is designed to penetrate heavy grasses and brushy foliage to reach water sources where larvae are present, especially in maturing hay fields. The application is targeting both nuisance and vector mosquito larva. The product is environmentally friendly and will not harm fish, amphibians, livestock, or other aquatic invertebrates. If weather conditions are not favorable for the application, it will be postponed until weather conditions allow for the application.
Treatment areas include: irrigated acreages along the Big Laramie River southwest of the City, flooded riparian zones in the Big Laramie flood plain southwest and north of the City, acreages north and west of the city that are irrigated by the North Canal and the Pioneer Canal.
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