Salisbury mosquitos get a pass from insect control district, citizens reject pesticide use By John Vaaler Salisbury will no longer be sprayed for mosquitos by the Brandon Leicester Salisbury Goshen & Pittsford Insect Control District (BLSG), which voted at a […]
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Mosquito spraying called into question; Toxics Action Center, VLS challenge BLSG permit
By Lee J. Kahrs Environmentalists seek to block the state permit allowing the local insect control district to spray pesticides to control mosquitoes. The Toxics Action Center and the Environmental Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School filed an […]
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD—Five mosquito pools collected in Springfield have tested positive for West Nile virus at the Vermont Department of Health Laboratory. These are the first positive pools – or group of up to 50 mosquitos of the same species – of the 2018 […]