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APM reports 2024 mosquito season; residents press city on shut-off policy
Summary
APM General Manager Ben Seago summarized the 2024 mosquito-control season in Linden and answered resident questions about a policy that widened automatic shut-offs from 300 to 500 feet; options for backpack treatments and public-area spraying were described.
Ben Seago, general manager for APM Mosquito Control, presented the company’s 2024 season report to the Linden City Council on Sept. 23, detailing operations, weather impacts on treatment timing and the agency’s complaint and treatment-priority processes.
Seago told the council the program had to adjust field operations because of temperature and weather variability and described how treatment decisions are made, including an option for homeowners to request backpack spraying when their property is affected by nearby shut-offs. He also reviewed the program’s financials and public-area spraying plans for later in the season.
Several residents raised concerns about a change to the automatic shut-off distance, from 300 feet to 500 feet, saying the change effectively excluded some parcels from routine truck treatments and left nearby properties vulnerable. Seago explained the shut-off requirements and the process for owners to request alternate treatments, and he addressed questions about pathogen sampling and virus screening.
The presentation was informational; no council action was taken that night. The discussion clarified options for residents who believe their properties were excluded from routine spraying, and Seago said public-area spraying could be scheduled later in the season.
