Before the black flies start biting, spraying is set along Lehigh and Delaware rivers
Updated Apr 20, 2021;
Posted Apr 20, 2021
A aerial view of where the Lehigh and Delaware rivers meet in Easton is seen Sept. 10, 2020, from an unmanned aerial vehicle. Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is scheduled to conduct aerial spraying for black flies, also known as biting gnats, on Wednesday over parts of Northampton and Bucks counties, according to a news release Tuesday from Northampton County.
A helicopter is set to take off about 7 a.m. from Braden Airpark in Forks Township to apply the naturally occurring bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (B.t.i.) along the Delaware River from near Yardley to the Frost Hollow overlook area north of Easton, and along the Lehigh River from the Easton Dam to about six miles upstream.
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A hefty snowstorm will alter the rhythms of daily life, but it will not weaken the resolve of the snow fighters waging war on winter at Lehigh Valley International Airport.
What plays out on airport grounds is a small-scale, military-style mobilization, with those in charge drawing up plans and outlining tactics before dispatching people and equipment by the dozens.
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So far, they’re winning the fight.
Battered this month by the biggest snowstorm to hit the region since 2016, LVIA’s snow operations team proved a formidable match. In the worst of conditions, the team took a divide-and-conquer approach to keep the airport operating and the parking lots and sidewalks clear.
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The snow operations team at Lehigh Valley International Airport works around the clock using dedicated equipment, reserve equipment and rental units, meeting a a standard of the runway asphalt being “no worse than wet” at all times. Do you think you know what it takes to do their job? Think again.