Black Fly spraying scheduled for Friday
LOCK HAVEN – Clinton County government has shared word that a state-authorized black fly spraying project will be conducted on Friday.·
An aerial black fly suppression operation has been scheduled for Friday August 6, 2021 on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and local streams including Penns Creek, Middle Creek, Loyalsock Creek, Pine Creek, and Sinnemahoning Creek. This operation will begin near Selinsgrove at 7:00 am and will move up river, ending Friday afternoon in Keating. This aerial application will include flights in Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Lycoming, and Clinton Counties.
The helicopter will be a Bell 206 Long Ranger with the tail number N641HA and is green and white. Helicopter Applicators Inc. will be dispersing Vectobac 12AS, which is a Bti product manufacturedby Valent Biosciences. Bti is short for Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, which is a bacterial larvicide, not a chemical, and is the only product used in Pennsylvania’s waterways for black fly suppression. Vectobac 12AS is a thick brown liquidresembling chocolate milk. The helicopter will fly low near tree top level and release the Vectobac 12AS at various predetermined positions on the river.
If you have any questions regarding these operations or the Program in general, please contact 570-327-3782 or email krbrown@pa.gov.
