PESTICIDE PRODUCT INFORMATION
The Products We Use click
this link for information on the products we use, such as pesticide labels
and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
CMMCP SPRAY SCHEDULES – 2008
[ May 2008 | June 2008 | July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 ]
Please note: spray schedules are uploaded about 2 weeks prior to the
start of each month. Notices are sent to all City/Town Clerks, Selectmen/City
Councils and Boards of Health.
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Note:
the spray schedule is now in .html!! Click here for the current month’s spray schedule in an easy to read format
right on your screen – no AdobeŽ Reader needed!!
SERVICE REQUESTS & APPLICATION INFORMATION
CMMCP Online Service Request
Form
Tentative Spray Areas
for July 24, 2008
Please note;
the tentative spray areas are also posted on the CMMCP phone system at (508)
393-3055 after 3:30pm each day AND IS CONSIDERED THE “OFFICIAL” LISTING.
ULV Areas Done on July 23, 2008
Adulticide
Procedures – check this
link for our spraying policies and procedures (revised June 2008
– please note, this is part of the “Standard Operating Procedures
for the Control and Suppression of Mosquitoes in Central Massachusetts”
– this guide is available in .pdf here)
PESTICIDE EXCLUSION INFORMATION
Pesticide
Exclusion Information - click this link for the Massachusetts
pesticide exclusion process (333CMR 13.04).
CMMCP Online Pesticide Exclusion Request – click this link to send an exclusion
request to our office.
PESTICIDE & REPELLENT STUDIES
MMWR – June 3,
2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 21 (.pdf) – click this link to view a report on
human exposure to mosquito control pesticides in Mississippi,
North Carolina, and Virginia in 2002 and 2003. From the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC). Please see the full text here: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5421a1.htm
MMWR – June 11,
2003 / Vol. 52 / No. 27 (.pdf) – Click this link to view a report on surveillance
for acute insecticide-related illness associated with mosquito-control
efforts in nine states, 1999–2002. From the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC). Please see the full text here: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5227a1.htm
Cranberry
Sampling for Anvil 10+10 in Southeastern Mass. (.pdf) – click
this link to view a report on cranberry sampling after the aerial application
of sumithrin in August, 2006. From the US Dept. of Health & Human
Services. For direct access use this link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/pha/StateofMA-CranberrySampling/CranberrySamplingHC030907.pdf
A Human-Health Risk Assessment
for West Nile Virus and Insecticides Used in Mosquito Management (.pdf) – click this
link to view a report on human health risk assessment for pesticides used in
mosquito control. From Montana
State University.
For direct access use this link: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/8667/8667.pdf
Pesticide
Spraying for West Nile Virus Control and Emergency Department Asthma Visits
in New York City, 2000 (.pdf) – click this link to a report on
increased emergency room visits due to asthma exacerbations from possible pyrethroid exposure from mosquito
control applications. For direct access check this website: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/6946/abstract.html.
Published in Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 112, Number 11, August 2004
AnvilŽ 10+10 Field
Trails, Staten Island, NY – 2000 (.pdf) – click this link to a report
on 4 field trails (aerial & ground) of AnvilŽ 10+10 on Staten Island, NY
from August 27 – September 17, 2000.
Comparative
Efficacy of Insect Repellents Against Mosquito Bites (.pdf) click this link
to a report on comparison between DEET and other products. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Mosquitoes
and Mosquito Repellents: A Clinicians Guide (.htm) click this link
for scientific and detailed information to guide you in seeking ways to minimize
mosquito bites. From the Annals of Internal Medicine website.
2007
PESTICIDE NOTIFICATIONS
CMMCP Larval Control
Program memo – March 18, 2008
CMMCP ULV Spray notification
– May 21, 2008
Children’s
Protection Act –
Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2000
CMMCP Fact Sheets on
Pesticide Use:
Dose Relationships
in Toxicology
( 17k) - from the EXTOXNET
website
Risk Assessment
Background ( 14k) - from the EXTOXNET website
Mammalian
Toxicity of Pesticides and other Common Substances ( 6k)
- gathered from several sources, including the Merck Index (a.k.a. The
Chemist's Bible)
The Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pesticide Programs
Pesticides and
Mosquito Control
Joint
Statement on Mosquito Control - EPA & CDC
Fact Sheets published by EPA
FYI:
Q&A:
NOTE: CMMCP has not used Malathion since 1990; this
link is provided for informational purposes only.
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