MAUL OPPITE:
Aas FOURIER STREET
COOUITLAY, B.C,
TELEPHONE: 936038aF

SIMON FRASER wn ores
HEALTH UNIT sre crenunareh Be

Wik 302
€£4 Poirier Street
. 2270 WILSON AVFYUE,
Coquitian, B.C, PUPY COQUITLAM, B.C,
V3J 632) TELEPIONE: G42-3031
Vac 325

2333 CLARNE STREET,

October 20, 1978 Pout MooDY, 3.2.
TELEPHONE: 831-0327
Vih ive

Yr. be Poilock

atrinistrator .

City of Port Cequitian

2272 EcAll:ster Avenue
Coquitian, B.C.

+ Follouck:

1978 Surrer Mose.ito and Podgent Control Progrens

Erclesed is the Vector Control Officers report of the mosquito and
rocent control prograss. Budget figures for the 1979 season are
tecluged. Detailed resorts have been prepared for the individual
projects and sre available on request.

Suceet proposal for 3979 is also enclosed for your approval.
We feel that the prograns are effective and beneficial to the
Funicizalities and reconzend continued support of the Councils.

feplication for cutsice funding will apain be made for the 1979
sSeascn.

Any questions regarding the Prograns mey be directed to Mr. Kluge
or myself. .

incerely,

Vb ferrnraih

F. J./Blatherwick, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)}
Direftor.

FOB/EAK/ J

Encl.

Subject: 1978 Surcer Mesquito and Rodent Centro) Prograss

FKosauite Contre!

3. A proposal for mosquito ground contre? using Abste as a larvicide
and Malathion as an adulticide was subaltted to the Interninisterial
Pesticides .Connittee and approved prior te the start cf the
Beason.

Applications for outside funding were rade to:

a) Young Canada Works Progran (E=pleyrent Canada, Job Creation
Branch).
- New Westminster and Froser Valley West federal constituencies.

Susser Employment Program for Students (Health ang Welfare Canada).

Youth Exploysent Pregran (B.C. Ministry of Latour)
~ Provincial: Ministry of Heaith.

None were accepted, therefore funding was provided by Coguitlea and
Port Coquitlam on an equal cost-sharing basis. Six university stuzents
were hired from May 1 to Aug 32 (4 conths) at a contract Salary of
$825/month plus $17S/month for vehicle expenses:

$825 x 4 x 6 = $39,e090

S178 x 4x 6 . 4,200

$24,000

All students completed a Ministry of Environnent course May 3-5
and passed the certification exan in Mosquito Abatenent.

An serial survey was done on May 19 to taze color and infrared
photegraphs of breeding sites and to fasilfarize the stall with
their respective sarpling areas in Coquitlan and Fort Coquitlaa.

All breeding sites were monitored throvgheut the seasen: larvicides
were applied as necessary. This constant surve! lance and rapid
treatment of productive breeding sites maintained Sesquito

populations at a low level. A totel of ten compiaints were

received during the surmer. All were investigated by the staff;

none required further treatzeat. No adulticidirg was dove in the 1973
season.

Following a brush fire on the nain duck rarsh at Minsekhada Fara
which destroyed much of the vegetative cover, extrerely high nu-bers
of larvae were found throughout the carsh. Beak Conaultants utd.
were notified and an aerial appiicaticn of Abate was dene by Cenair
Aviation Ltd. on June 20.

The Fraser end Pitt Rivers remained below flocd levels all season.
This virtually eliminated populations of flocdsater Pasqsitees which
commonly breed in marshes and fields behind dikes. nz pericds of
warm, Cry weather caused many neun-permanent treedin. sites to dry up,
further reducing potential sosquito populations.