Meetings are planned for both ends of the county to educate the public on several aspects of Mormon cricket control. The Meeker meeting will be held at the Meeker Fire Hall on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. The Rangely meeting is scheduled for Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Colorado Room in the Weiss Building at CNCC.
Topics to be discussed include:
– The chemicals to be used, such as Dimilin, which is a contact insecticide that is used on the first to fourth instars before the immature crickets’ shells harden.
– Adult Mormon cricket control.
– The coordinated public and agency efforts to identify hatch-out areas in order to target and limit spray areas.
– Coordinating with Moffat County.
– Coordinating with Federal agencies.
– Obtaining permission from landowners to spray on private lands.
Please plan to attend so organizers can gather public input and hand out educational materials.
BY LINDA MASTERS
RBC Extension Agent
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Meetings to discuss cricket mitigation are planned next week in Meeker and Rangely.
