Gill opts out of state-provided mosquito control program Published: 5/11/2021 4:08:25 PM GILL — The mosquito control program provided through the state Department of Agricultural Resources will not cover Gill, as the Selectboard has opted out, citing concerns related to health and the environment. An alternative plan, which the town is obligated to provide if it is to opt out of the state’s program, has not been finalized yet. The deadline to provide an alternate plan is May 28, which was extended from May 15. The key issue for Gill is that the state’s program includes an option for aerial spraying of insecticides if certain viruses are found in local mosquito populations. Several other towns in the area have also objected to this element of the state’s program and have chosen to opt out, including Greenfield, Wendell, Erving and Montague.