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STLCOPCB4035593 sT9sei msq THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1995 EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62025 14 PAGES More mosquito relief swarms into Madison County By MELISSA RITTER Of the Intelligencer Mosquitoes may soon stop bugging the resi dents in areas hit by flash flooding this past May. Residents of the Edwardsville Estates Trailer Park and other residential areas in Chouteau, Nameoki, Edwardsville and Collinsville Townships will be the benefactors of mosquito spraying and weed control. The relief will bring the flood relief process full circle. The task of eliminating the pesky mosquitoes is part of the flood relief effort. The Monsanto Co., a Madison County Labor Association and funds from the Madison County community development office have been brought together to help purchase mosquito sprays. Federal disaster relief funds were not avaib able to help thwart the mosquito population, sending local officials hunting for money from other areas.' Mosquitoes breed their larvae in wet, grassy areas, and flooding that left water was standing for several weeks only aggravated the cycle. "The problems are a result of the flash floods that hit the area this spring and now many of the in-land waterways are holding- excess water," said Jack Quigley, director of the Madison County Emergency Management "Rodeo herbicide is a lot like Round-up, (a Bug off! weed killing chemical used by farmers) but is used to control weeds in aquatic regions," said Monsanto.Co,,.a Madison Bryan Hurley, public affairs representative for Monsanto. County Labor Association and theMadison County community devel opment office teamed up to fight Hurley said sprays used to kill mosquitoes must land directly on the insects in order to kill them. If they do not, the mosquitoes will con tinue to breed. By using the Rodeo herbicide, mosquitoes. ' Edwardsville Township will begir spraying in the bottomlands next the weedy areas where the mosquitoes breed will be eliminated. Hurley said this is the first time Monsanto has made this type of chemical donation to help in flood relief. "The community recognized the need for Agency. "Right now it is a real problem for the formed during the relief effort will help estab help and they came to us," Hurley said. people who live there." lish a foundation for a lasting pest control ser Russ Sackett, plant manager of the Quigley said Madison County received vice throughout the area. Krummrich plant in Sauget, recommended1 the $12,004 in relief funds, and the money went Bob Stille, Edwardsville Township supervi project for funding because of the number of toward mosquito sprays. . sor, said residents of Edwardsville Estates Monsanto employees who live in the flooded "The chemical was ordered last Wednesday Trailer Park should be seeing action in their areas and as a way to alleviate the problem. and arrived last Thursday," Quigley said. neighborhood next week. . Quigley said he appreciates all the help the "Most of it has been distributed and probably "Members of the Glen Carbon street depart County Emergency Management has received some of it has been applied already." ment will be providing the spraying services, during all the processes of flood relief. The chemicals were sent out to individual and the township will be throwing pellets into "We have been working with the Community townships. . the water to help kill the larvae," Stille said. Development arid other agencies: throughout "The townships will work together to get The donations to help rid mosquitoes from the entire relief process," Quigley said. equipment and help from people certified to flood stricken area goes beyond sprays to kill "From the beginning we said we would get do the spraying," Quigley said. the new larvae. Monsanto also donated 30 gal through the situation by begging, borrowing He said there will be no private contractors lons of its Rodeo herbicide to ensure the mos or stealing. We didn't have to steal anything, involved in the relief, and the partnerships quitoes do not continue to breed. though," he said jokingly.