The following message was released from the Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainabilty about the midge problem and a treatment plan in eastern Baltimore County. In response to the unprecedented populations of swarming midges along Baltimore County’s waterfront this season, Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (DEPS) will modify the next … Read more
Baltimore County plans to conduct the next round of helicopter application of midge treatment on the upper Back River this week. As long as the forecast holds, the application is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 3. As always, the timing and dates are dependent on changing wind and weather conditions … Read more
Following significant declines in nuisance midge levels along Back River in Eastern Baltimore County, County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced that midge reduction treatments will continue this spring. Aerial spraying – along with remediation inside Baltimore’s Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant – is expected to begin on Monday, March 4, and continue through the fall. … Read more