ATTENTION JACKSON TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS

JACKSON TOWNSHIP entered into a cooperative gypsy moth control program with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Downstown Aerocrop Service (DEP license # 90029) 339 Harding Highway, Vineland, New Jersey has been awarded the contract to apply Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (FORAY 76B, EP A Reg. # 73049-49) using aircraft to areas infested with gypsy moth larvae.

Aerial application will begin on or after May 5, 2008 through June 5.2008, or until completion from 5:30 to 8:00a.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m, and possibly in the evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the affected areas.

A map indicating the exact areas to be treated is available for inspection at the municipal building. Residents may contact the municipal clerks office at JACKSON TOWNSHIP 95 West Veterans Highway Jackson New Jersey 08527 (732) 928.1200 for information regarding the exact date, application times and any other information concerning the treatment program.

Individuals wishing additional information about pesticides may contact the National Pesticide Information Center at 1-800-858-7378. For emergencies call the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System at 1-800-222-1222. For pesticide regulation information, pesticide complaints, and health referrals call the New Jersey Pesticide Control Program at 609-984-6507.

Upon request, the pesticide applicator or applicator business shall provide a resident with notification 12 hours prior to the application, except for Quarantine and Disease Vector Control only, when conditions necessitate pesticide applications sooner than that time. Additional information about the program is also available on the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's website at: www.state.nj.us/agriculture/plant/gypsy.htm