Black Fly spraying scheduled for Friday
LOCK HAVEN – Clinton County government has shared word that another state-authorized black fly spraying project will be conducted Friday along the West Branch watershed.
An aerial black fly suppression operation has been scheduled for Friday, September 10, 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 7:00am and will travel up river, ending Friday afternoon near Keating. This aerial application will include flights in Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Lycoming, and Clinton Counties.
The helicopter will be a Bell OH58 with the tail number N653HA and is grey with blue and red striping.
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.
