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LLHD Mosquito Control Program
Ledge Light Health District is offering mosquito control consultation services and larvacidal mosquito dunks to residents in the District.
The Ledge Light Health District is offering mosquito control consultation services and larvacidal mosquito dunks to residents in East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, Old Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Stonington, and Waterford.
Mosquito dunks are a larvicide designed to lessen the potential for West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Zika Virus. They are safe for use around the home because they utilize a naturally occurring biological treatment to eliminate mosquitoes before they become flying/feeding adults. Now is the time to be proactive about mosquito control because they are just beginning to breed for the summer season. Breeding sites include standing water in wetland areas or yard depressions, clogged rain gutters, empty garden containers, used tire piles, pool covers, and tree holes. It is important to empty standing water on your property once a week to eliminate potential mosquito breeding. When standing water cannot be removed, using a larvacide will eliminate immature mosquitoes before they can mature into flying adults. Flying adults are much more difficult and costly to eliminate.
Ledge Light Health District will provide to residents or homeowners association, free of charge:
1. A site visit to assess standing water issues and make recommendations for eliminating mosquito breeding conditions
2. An initial treatment with mosquito dunks. Please note that the District will only provide larvacide dunks for standing water bodies less than 400 square feet.
3. A season-long supply of mosquito dunks, until our supply is eliminated.
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If you need assistance or advice treating standing water on your property, a member of our Environmental Health staff can help. Ledge Light Health District has purchased a supply of larvacide briquettes that can be used to treat standing water on private property. This larvicide prevents mosquitoes from developing into adults. An Environmental Technician will visit your property and apply the larvicide to the area of standing water. The treatment will last approximately 30 days. Contact Gabriella Watstein at (860) 448-4882 ext. 1397 (towns East of the Thames River) or Patti Myers at (860) 434-1605 ext. 214 (towns West of the Thames River) for more information.