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The Cumberland County Commissioners are cooperating with the PA Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, in conducting a
gypsy moth suppression project in selected forested sections.
Detailed maps showing the spray areas are available on the internet:
www.ccpa.net/vector, or you may contact the County Gypsy Moth
Coordinator, John Bitner at 717.240.6539.
To avoid the
possibility of eye irritation, persons should not look up as the spray
cloud is descending. If eye irritation does occur, an eye wash
should be used and the family physician consulted. If the material
gets on the skin, soap and water are sufficient to remove it. To
make spot removal as easy as possible, vehicles which are exposed to the
spray deposit should be washed as soon as possible.
The insecticide
being used on residential properties is Bacillus thuringiensis
(BT), a biological insecticide which has no known adverse human
health or environmental impacts. The insecticide will be applied by
aircraft, either helicopter or fixed wing, flying approximately 50 feet
above the treetops. You may contact the local Bureau of Forestry
office in Fayetteville, PA at 717.352.2211 if you need additional
information on the insecticides being used or for the timing of the
spraying in your area.
Caterpillar
emergence and leaf development determine the schedule for spraying.
Generally this has occurred as early as the last week of April to as late
as the second week of May. When a spray schedule is released by DCNR,
updates will be made available through the news media and County website.
Actual spray dates and times are subject to weather conditions.
Contact the
Vector control Office for additional information, 717.240.6539.
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