ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture—in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources—will treat a targeted area of the Potomac River in Washington County to control black fly populations in the area. Treatment is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20, starting at 8:30 a.m.
The department will apply a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)-based larvicide via helicopter (Bell OH58, gray with blue and red paint scheme. Tail number is N659HA). Bti is a naturally occurring bacteria found in soils worldwide. It is a bacterial insecticide, not a chemical, and is only harmful to a very limited variety of organisms including midge, black fly, and mosquito larvae and a few other aquatic Dipteran (flies) insects.
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The treatment may cause temporary discoloration of the water, but it is completely nontoxic and is not harmful to humans, fish, crabs or other aquatic invertebrates. More Information.
For more information on the department's black fly program, visit our website.
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The department will apply a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)-based larvicide via helicopter (Bell OH58, gray with blue and red paint scheme. Tail number is N659HA). Bti is a naturally occurring bacteria found in soils worldwide. It is a bacterial insecticide, not a chemical, and is only harmful to a very limited variety of organisms including midge, black fly, and mosquito larvae and a few other aquatic Dipteran (flies) insects.
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The treatment may cause temporary discoloration of the water, but it is completely nontoxic and is not harmful to humans, fish, crabs or other aquatic invertebrates. More Information.
For more information on the department's black fly program, visit our website.
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Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter @MdAgDept
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