Mosquito Control to Spray for Mosquito Larvae Downstate during Daylight Hours Wednesday

By Mari Lou | March 24, 2026

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats.聽This application could take place聽during the daylight hours on Wednesday, March 25, 2026,聽via helicopter (registration numbers N2268W and/or N862W). Application of聽Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae聽in the following areas: In Woodside. Near Dagsboro, Fenwick…

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Downstate Daytime Mosquito Larvae Spraying Tuesday

By Mari Lou | March 23, 2026

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats.聽This application could take place during the daylight hours on聽Tuesday, March 24, 2026,聽via helicopter (registration numbers N2268W and/or N862W). Application of聽Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae聽in the following areas: In Georgetown and Woodside. Near…

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Mosquito Spraying to Take Place over Weekend into Monday in Delaware

By Mari Lou | March 28, 2025

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats.聽This application could take place during the daylight hours on聽Saturday, March 29, Sunday, March 30, and Monday, March 31, 2025,聽via helicopter (registration numbers聽N2268W and N863M). Application of聽Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae聽in the following…

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Downstate Mosquito Spraying Sunday & Monday

By Mari Lou | April 1, 2022

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats. This application could take place during the daylight hours on Sunday, April 3 and Monday, April 4, 2022, via helicopter (registration number N2268W and/or N862M) Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae in the following areas: Near…

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What Happened to This Past Weekend’s Biden Visit?

By Alan Henney | August 9, 2021

Despite what Karine Jean-Pierre, Pres. Biden’s deputy press secretary, said during her聽July 30 press briefing, the President did not return to Rehoboth this past weekend. The expectant visit had been reported by the聽local聽and聽international聽press. But Pres. Biden went to Wilmington, again! So far, he has only visited Rehoboth once since taking office. This was his visit…

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Mosquito Spraying Thursday During the Day

By | March 27, 2019

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats.聽This application could take place during the daylight hours on Thursday, March 28, 2019 via helicopter (registration number N123NM and/or N3078G) Application of聽Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae聽in the following areas: Near Rehoboth Beach,…

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Fisherman Accidentally Impaled by Spear on Boat off Ocean City Coast

By | September 2, 2018

A fisherman is in critical condition tonight after he was shot in the head and impaled by a spear fired by a speargun. Petty Officer 3rd-Class Shannon Kearney, Coast Guard spokeswoman, says the accident happened on board a 25-foot cabin cruiser about 35 nautical miles off the Ocean City coast and was reported just before…

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Lawsuit Filed Against Priority One Air Rescue After Lewes Firefighter’s Death

By | July 27, 2018

A lawsuit has been filed against an air rescue company by the family of a Lewes firefighter who died during a 2016 training exercise over Georgetown.聽 DelawareOnline reports the suit, which was filed in New Castle County Superior Court, seeks compensation from Priority One Air Rescue for the children of Timothy McClanahan.聽 The 46 year…

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