Cost of Mosquito Control (3)

[1]
From: Syed Jawid <syed.jawid@moh.gov.on.ca>

The cost of spraying depends on the following:

· What adulticide you intend to chose ( a costly one or a cheaper one)
· You would be doing it in-house or through a contractor
· If you hire a contractor the cost varies from one
contractor to another depending on the services provided.

What we have done in Ontario province is to have a contingency
arrangement by buying our own foggers and malathion and make
arrangements through a licensed pesticide application operator (a
pest control company) to operate the units (a single unit is one
fogger) in the event of some unforeseen circumstances like focal
outbreaks / epidemic like situation. We flow a tender and get the
quote from these licensed operators to operate the unit and it would
be per hour basis.

Syed Jawid, M.Sc. (Medical Entomology), B.Sc. (Hons.)
Medical Entomologist, West Nile Unit
Public Health Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
5700 Yonge Street, 8th Fl., Toronto, ON M2M 4K5

Tel: (416) 212-6393 Fax: (416) 327-0984

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[2]
From: "Margaret Robinson" <srobinson@ci.gloucester.ma.us>

Seems to me the question is not just cost per 1,000 acres; but
effectiveness of cost per 1,000. If we don't achieve much that is
useful or effective, and in some instances may be deleterious, the
cost is even larger.
Sunny Robinson, Gloucester MA

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[3]
From: "Paul Capotosto" <paul.capotosto@po.state.ct.us>

State of CT Contractor's price for adulticiding
Helicopter: $1.98 per acre
Fix winged: $2.10 per acre for up to 50,000 acres
                           $1.90 per acre for 50,001 - 100,000 acres
                           $1.70 per acre for 100,001 -150,000

Paul Capotosto
Wetlands Restoration Biologist and Mosquito Management Supervisor
Wetlands Habitat and Mosquito Management (WHAMM) Program
391 Route 32
N. Franklin, CT 06254
860-642-7630
Fax 860-642-7964
paul.capotosto@po.state.ct.us

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