LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Vector Control District reported that it will carry out an aerial larvicide treatment this Wednesday, March 9, weather permitting.

District Manager Dr. Jamie Scott said the aerial spraying, which will take place between Clear Lake State Park and south Lakeport, will begin at 10 a.m.

Scott said the application is meant to reduce the number of mosquitoes that will hatch out later this year.

The treatment will use Aquabac, which is based on the naturally occurring soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti).

Aquabac is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for the control of larval mosquitoes in nearly all aquatic habitats.

For additional information contact the Lake County Vector Control District at 707-263-4770 or visit the district's Web site at www.lcvcd.org.

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