Register with Jackson County Vector Control to protect your bees from aerosol spraying for mosquitoes if you live in Jackson County.

This is an important step for beekeepers within city limits as well as those out in the county.

To register, call 541-826-2199 or use the Contact Us page on the JCVC website. Be sure to include

• your name,
• phone number (for follow-up),
• address, and
• the reason you are requesting an exemption from spraying for mosquito control (bee hive on property).

Your address will be entered into the GIS system. The spray will cease 300 feet from your tax lot boundary. However, JCVC has the right to ignore this request if there is a health emergency. They will try to notify those people who have registered if spraying is to be done in this situation.

JCVC does not use helicopters to spray; they use trucks that spray a mist that travels 300 feet or less. The spraying is usually between 3-6 AM or at night.

JCVC uses ANVIL® 10+10 ULV. The label states” “This product is toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment on blooming crops or weeds. Do not apply to blooming crops or weeds when bees are actively visiting the treatment area, except ” if the mosquitoes are a threat to animal or public health. Anvil 10-10 is in the category of pesticides that are the most toxic to bees, but biodegrades rapidly in the presence of sunlight and/or microorganisms.

JCVC also uses Pyronyl Crop Spray. The label states that it is “relatively non-toxic to Honey Bees. To maximize this benefit, apply early in the morning or late in the evening”.