Downstate Mosquito Spraying Friday Evening

Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application during the聽evening hours tonight聽Friday, June 6, 2025. Application of Trumpet EC聽(Naled) with an聽airplane (registration numbers N5552A or N4001A)聽to control adult mosquitoes聽in the following areas: In Slaughter Beach, Prime Hook Beach, and Broadkill Beach. Near Milford, Milton, and Lewes. For notification purposes, spraying will…

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UPDATED: Sick & Dead Snow Geese Found Friday in Sussex County Coastal Waters Test Positive for H5 Avian Influenza

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UPDATE – 07:15pm – DNREC and Delaware Agriculture officials Saturday announced that lab tests on sick and dead snow geese collected Friday in coastal Sussex County have returned presumptive positive findings for H5 avian influenza. This is the most recent confirmation on H5 avian influenza on Delmarva since May of 2022 when it was found…

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Man Killed in Pile-Driving Mishap in Prime Hook

State troopers are investigating after a worker was killed driving piles at Prime Hook Beach. It was reported around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday in the 29000 block of Pine Street off Shore Drive. Lt. India Sturgis, state police spokesperson, says the “preliminary findings indicate that a 30-year-old man from McHenry, Illinois, tragically lost his life…

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