Volusia County, FL-There’s a new tool in the arsenal of mosquito control here, as County Mosquito Control welcomes a new helicopter to the department’s fleet. The unit now has three to reach areas where trucks and people just can’t go.
A new MD 520N single-engine helicopter was recently delivered by the maker, MD Helicopters of Mesa, Arizona.
“We use helicopters to survey mosquito larval production on the salt marsh and other areas,” said Jim McNelly, director of the county’s Mosquito Control Division. “If larvae are found, the helicopter makes an insecticide application to about one hundred acres at a time.”
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