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The District asks the public to help by inspecting homes and yards thoroughly and remove any standing water that may cause mosquito production. By a thorough inspection of the premises, various standing water situations could be found, such as fish ponds, bird baths, tin cans, water cans, saucers under potted plants, old tires, clogged rain gutters, abandoned pools, uncovered boats, water troughs, rain barrels, street gutters, house cooling units, tree holes, and water in basements during wet years. Pumping of these basements is very important as we progress into mosquito season. The District requests that the public refrain from over watering to the extent that water will run off into street gutters and remain standing. Any of these standing water situations may be reduced by the homes resident. If any problem is too large for the resident to correct, they may call the District for help in resolving some problems.





NOTIFICATION

Labels for EPA Registered
Materials used:


DeltaGard Trumpet EC Label Fyfanon ULV Label Permanone Label Evergreen 5-25
Natular XRT Tablet BVA 2 Larvicide Label Altosid XR Briquet Label

common mosquito breeding sources



Abandoned pool



breeding source



old tires



mosquito larvae in bucket



PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDE NOTIFICATION



The Colusa Mosquito Abatement District gives notice that it intends to continue to control immature and adult mosquitoes in the District as necessary to protect the public's health. Applications may be made from the month of January through December. However, the majority of the applications occur between May and October. Application of pesticide is predicated on mosquito abundance as determined by the District's extensive surveillance system. Actual use varies annually depending on mosquito and vector-borne disease activity.
Our District follows an Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) program that is an ecosystem based strategy. It focuses on long term prevention of mosquitoes through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation and pesticides. Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidlines. Treatments are made with the goal of eradicating only mosquitoes. Pesticides are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risk to human health,beneficial and non target organisms, and the environment. These materials are registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency and applied according to label directions by the District's trained and certified technicians.
Below is a comprehensive list of the active ingredients the District may use:



Adult Mosquito Control:





Bifenthrin

Deltamethrin

Etofenprox

Lambda-Cyhalothrin

Malathion

Naled

N-octyl bicyloheptene dicarboximide (MGK-264)

Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO)

Permethrin

Prallethrin

Pyrethrin

Resmethrin

Sumithrin



Larval Mosquito Control:





Bacillus Thuringensis susp. Israeliensis (Bti)

Bacillus sphaericus (Bs)

Diflubenzuron

Methoprene

Monomolecular Films

Petroleum Distillates

Spinosad

Temophos