The Town of Oakville’s Forestry Section will be undertaking the first gypsy moth aerial spray this Thursday morning, subject to weather conditions.
A second spray will be necessary within 7-10 days of the first, weather permitting.
The town will spray 15 town woodlands with a safe bio-pesticide by low-flying helicopter to help protect our urban tree canopy from gypsy moth infestation.
Additional ground spraying may occur during the same period to target town trees adjacent to woodlands that have been identified as high-risk for gypsy moth presence.
Since the aerial spray is dependent on favourable weather conditions, the date of the spray may change.
In the event of a date change or cancellation, up-to-date notification will be posted on oakville.ca and on the town’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- Winston Woods
- Sixteen Mile Creek Trail North
- Bayshire Woods Park
- Glen Abbey Woods
- Iroquois Shoreline Woods
- Fourteen Mile Creek Trail
- Morrison Valley North
- Morrison Valley South
- Colonel William Woods
- Pelee Woods Park
- Settlers Woods
- Munns Creek Trail North
- Munns Creek Trail South
- Buttonbush Woods
- Shannon Creek Trail North
Review the spray area.
During the spray, woodland trails will be closed temporarily and reopen later the same day. There may be temporary traffic delays near the spray areas, expected to last less than five minutes, between 5 and 8 a.m.
There are no special requirements for residents near the spray areas. For more information on the gypsy moth aerial spray program, visit oakville.ca.