2021 Mosquito Control Program Info and Exemption

Campus Green is enrolled in the Maryland Department of Agriculture Mosquito Surveillance and Control Program, which will be conducted between May 26th - October 5th 2021.  Our community is scheduled for fogging on Wednesdays, between 7 pm and 2:30 am, but treatments will be limited to disease case response and exceptionally high population density of adults, to be determined on a case by case basis, as outlined in the community notice available here.  The 2021 standard operating procedures for the Mosquito Control Program are available here.  

To request exemption for your property from the spraying, you can download, print, and complete this form or request a hardcopy via email to CampusGreenAssoc@gmail.com. 

If you have the capability to scan in your completed form, please email it to Sarah Zastrow, Entomologist, at mosquito.control@maryland.gov.  You can also send it by U.S. mail to:

Program Supervisor
Mosquito Control Section
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway

Annapolis, MD 21401

If you have previously requested exemption from spraying, your exemption remains on record, and you do not need to resubmit an exemption request.  

I recently received this update from MDA on the products used to control mosquitos:

To:	Communities participating in the Mosquito Control Program
From:	Maryland Department of Agriculture, Mosquito Control Program
Re:	Update on Products Used for Ultra-Low Volume  Truck-Based Spraying
Date:	May 20, 2021

As a participant in the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Mosquito Control Program, we are writing to provide an update on the products used by the program for Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) truck-based spraying of adult mosquitoes. 

Last month, the program was made aware of private lab results indicating possible Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants in Permanone 30-30. Out of an extreme abundance of caution, the program has decided to temporarily suspend use of this product while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts an inquiry into these findings. Once the EPA testing is complete, the program will make a final decision.

In the interim, the program will use BioMist 30-30 and PermaSease 30-30 for any truck-based ULV applications. These products have similar active ingredients and we have received assurances from both manufacturers that measures have been taken to eliminate the use of materials (fluorinated containers) believed to be the source of PFAS contamination in other products. 

We do not anticipate any major disruption in service due to this precautionary and temporary change. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Mosquito Control Program at 410-841-5870.

For additional information on the mosquito control program:

http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/pages/mosquito_control.aspx 

http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/mc_product_labels_material_safety_data_sheets.aspx