MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Vector Management Program has announced the areas in its management control zone for this year’s seasonal mosquito spraying around lakes Marion and Moultrie.
Santee Cooper typically sprays around 60,000 acres annually by truck for adult mosquito control and about 300 acres for larval control in communities surrounding the Santee Cooper Lakes.
The chemicals used in spraying processes are EPA-approved and employees who spray are licensed by the S.C. Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Mosquitoes breed in standing water, and residents can decrease mosquito activity by eliminating potential breeding sites. Birdbath water should be changed each week and containers that hold water should be emptied or removed.
Santee Cooper will be spraying at various times during the prime mosquito season. The following areas will be serviced in Berkeley County: Dubois Peninsula, Live Oak, General Moultrie (sections I and II), Dubois Extension, Bonneau Park, Pinopolis, Halls, Thornley Forest (sections I and II), Thornley Extension, Overton, Diversion Canal, Black Oak, Cross, Diversion Canal, S&S Campground, Johnston’s Landing, Black’s Camp campground, Big Oak Landing & Campground, and Angel’s Landing.
The following areas will be serviced in Orangeburg County: St. Julien, St. Julien Extension (sections I and II), Fountain, Fountain Lake, Belvedere, Belvedere (section II and III), Sinkler, Eutaw Springs, Ferguson’s Landing, Bluff, Red Bank (sections I and II), Mill Creek, Mill Creek Campground and Santee State Park.
The following areas will be serviced in Clarendon County: Church Branch, Davis, W.B. Davis, Clark, Gin Pond, Wyboo, Frierson, White Oak (sections I, II, III), Rowland, Taw Caw, West Wyboo, Prince (sections I, II,III), Francis Marion, Goat Island, Cantey Bay, Alex Harvin Landing, Scarborough’s Landing, Camp Bob Cooper, Polly’s Landing, Cooper’s Landing, Goat Island Resort, Taw Caw Landing, Park, Taw Caw Campground, John Land Landing and Elliott’s Landing are included in Clarendon County locations.
