Getting Rid of All the Gypsies in Livingston NJ

The Township of Livingston has entered into a cooperative gypsy moth control program
with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for 2009.

Downstown Areo Crop Service of Vineland, New Jersey has been awarded the contract to apply Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (FORAY 76B, EPA Reg. # 73049-49) using aircraft to areas infested with gypsy moth larvae.

Aerial application will begin on or after May 12, 2009 through June 12, 2009 or until completion from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m; and possibly in the evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the affected areas.

A map indicating the exact areas to be treated is available for inspection at the municipal offices located at the Senior Community Center, on Hillside Avenue in Livingston, NJ or at the Township website at www.livingstonnj.org.

Residents may contact the Municipal Clerk’s office at (973) 992-5000, (at the Senior Community Center) for more information regarding the exact date, application times and any other information concerning the treatment program.

For emergencies call the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System at 1-800-222-1222. For pesticide regulation information, pesticide complaints, and health referrals call the New Jersey Pesticide Control Program at 609-984-6507.

Supposedly, upon request, the pesticide applicator or applicator business shall provide a resident with notification 12 hours prior to the application, except for Quarantine and Disease Vector Control only, when conditions necessitate pesticide applications sooner than that time.

Additional information about the program is also available on the New Jersey
Department of Agriculture’s website at: www.state.nj.us/agriculture/plant/gypsy.htm

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