State Officials Announce Additional Aerial Spraying for EEE in Critical and High Risk Communities -
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) will conduct aerial spraying in specific areas of Middlesex, Norfolk, and Worcester Counties beginning on the evening of Tuesday, September 10th starting at 7:15 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. and will continue for 5-6 days. Spraying is weather and equipment dependent and consequently may change.
Below please find the list of communities entirely within the spray zone (except for exclusions):
Middlesex County: Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Natick, Sherborn, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland
Norfolk County: Bellingham, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Walpole
Worcester County: Auburn, Berlin, Blackstone, Boylston, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northborough, Northbridge, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westborough
The list of communities partially in the spray zone:
Middlesex County: Weston
Norfolk County: Dover, Foxborough, Needham, Norwood, Sharon, Wellesley, Westwood, Wrentham
Worcester County: Bolton, Charlton, Clinton, Dudley, Harvard, Leicester, West Boylston, Worcester
What exactly will be sprayed tonight?
The State's goal is to reduce levels of EEE in the fastest and most efficient way possible, while working under the constraints of weather conditions and other unexpected issues that may come up. On the first nights that spraying is to occur, the State will need to allow the pilots operating the planes the flexibility to determine the best areas to treat first. Because of this, anyone within the entire red bordered spray area could be subject to spraying on these nights. The State will update the map on the following date to indicate what was sprayed the night before, and the remaining subject are to be sprayed will get smaller each night.