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Here you can learn about our services and programs, local mosquitoes, the diseases they carry, California's mosquito control history and other related interesting facts. Whether you're looking for some specific public health information, the latest news on West Nile Virus or just trying to learn more about what we do, take some time to look around the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District(SYMVCD) Website. Our goal is that you will be able to find the answers here!
SYMVCD News
2010 Ag spraying schedule set
Commencing on Tuesday, July 6th and Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 agricultural areas within the district boundary with be sprayed both by ground and air. The District will be using a combination of insecticides including Pyrethrins, Pyrethroids and Naled. These materials are registered by the Environmental Protection Agency and applied according to label directions by the District’s trained and certified technicians and contractors. Aircraft applications will be made with a white Cessna, #N4781Q flying at approximately 250 feet in elevation. Agricultural areas west of Yuba City will be treated by aircraft on Tuesday evenings and agricultural areas north of Marysville will be treated on Wednesday evenings. All of the spray programs will be performed weekly starting at sunset and lasting 2 to 3 hours and will be dependant upon favorable weather conditions. You can obtain additional information about spray operations by calling the District office at 674-5456 ext. 0 between the hours of 7 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday thru Friday.
Sutter-Yuba MVCD Print Advertisements available for viewing
You can now view both of the print ads that we have placed in the Appeal-Democrat and in the Smart Saver! Check them out for lots of good information and a clip out reminder section of our town and ag area spray schedules.
2010 Town Fogging set to begin
Town spraying for the areas of Meridian, Robbins, Olivehurst, Linda, Arboga, Plumas Lake, Wheatland, East Marysville, Live Oak, Tierra Buena and Sutter will start Thursday, July 1st from truck mounted, ultra low volume foggers starting at dusk. Spraying should last no longer than 2 1/2 hours. This will target the peak flight time of the mosquito. The District may also perform town spraying on Monday evenings if mosquito counts or virus activity become elevated. Agricultural spraying will start in late June or early July predicated on mosquito abundance and virus activity.
YTD West Nile activity report 
Click here to view the 2010 activity report. Data in the report includes numbers for humans, equines, dead bird collections, sentinel chickens and submitted mosquito collections.
Mosquitofish
Mosquitofish are now available! Come in to stock your ornamental pond, stock trough, pond or other mosquito producing source. Or contact our office to make a request for service. One of our technicians can deliver mosquitofish to your site.
Other News
Check other SYMVCD News by clicking on the SYMVCD News link bar at the top of the page.
Take a look at some educational short videos on mosquitoes and their diseases
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