Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area provides a low cost, environmentally favorable, dredge material placement site neighboring the navigation channels of Norfolk Harbor. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)
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Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled
Posted May 24, 2011
By Norfolk District Public Affairs
05/24/2011 - NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Portsmouth will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying this week at Federal properties on Craney Island as well as adjacent City properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth, Va. Aerial spraying will occur in areas north of Rte-164.
Crabbe Aviation L.L.C. will conduct aerial spraying between the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday May 26th, weather permitting. The contractor will use an Air Tractor, a fixed-wing aircraft to spray Trumpet EC, a formulation of Dibrom to target flying adult mosquitoes. The plane will be conducting low-flying spray operations in the area.
Beekeepers are asked to keep their bees covered during the spraying operations in their particular area and anyone with known allergic reactions is advised to stay indoors.
If conditions don’t allow spraying on May 26, the inclement weather date is Friday, May 27th.
Call the Portsmouth’s Mosquito Hotline at 393-8666 for more details about the spray operations.
Updated: 24-May-2011