Review of aerial operations 1976

I @dela_saEt6ffiffi" d'e rutte oontrelr6il.a**o"" ta&gaAoueou H"Hr""1B o EEVIEII-cm-@ 3t _OJJSf. 04lef of Aerial 0peratj-o.4$ trartriclidj+.E Operationg Sucoessful oontrol of 8.3ry Ia:rrae was tralrtai.:red tJrroughant the year. Sor thi.s control, 8a2245.1 l-itres of Abate.rnras usetl 1Jl plrase I and 57r61J.5 l.i.tres ln ?trase II, toget-rer with 6r76L.3 l:ltres outside the Programe area to the souttr of Phase I. 0f the tota1. helioopter f\r!t€ hours of 4;26+.6 hours used. for the yearl 68.4/o were used to effect the treafuent anill[T.€ft of the tota-I fi:ed-rv5lg hor:rs were usecl for larrioidi n€ pu.rposesl larrjJltF,g PerCo:manos i- ltre larvioide used, Abate 200 ECr was YerXr effective and no reslstanoe has been detected to date.3ai-Lure of control at certai:r rrrfflorrlt.,breed.i.g sites appeared to be due to tbe lnsecticid.e not reaol::i:rg tbe Larrae and. 'inas attrlbuted. to the release teotrnlque used. l.s a resrlt, various ffifferent application nethods wel:o fusled ln ordei to aoh-iove a bettor clisff-butlon of lnsectiolde and. finaIy a notlJ.fl- oation ulas made to the helicopter release meohanlffi to acli:love tla-lsr IgnFo_ide Reiej$e. E quJ,Eqp.t Throughout the Xearr the rclease equipment of ,",r"rO"ut I1e11. Iaor worked weII. An extezna-I fittlng to the helloopter release systeu enabled a better dlstribution of insecticid.o to be nad.e at d.jffiotrlt breedi:rg sj.tes and this nod.ifioation has novr been i:coozporated i:eto the new oontraotorts system. Ihe fi.:ced wing,rystem worked. w'ithout fault and. proved. very reliable and accurater' e .r../..., -2- Ihase II - Durir€ the yearl larvioiding operations began jn Phase II, irr-ltlall;r durtag the dry season with the lkrite Yolta in January ar:.d extendiqg to at1 rivers iJI that Phase when the raj.ns started il A}trl1o Although ttre Talral e Har:gar rnras rea{y iJ2, July, lt r,ras d.ecid.ed. aot to use lt but to oontirrue tlre treatarcnt of ?hase II from the Bobo base. It was consi.dered that the haryar should remaiJr u:roccupied ready for the new oontractor once it.vlas fir:a-Lised. that the contract was to be awarded. to Vlkixg ilelioopters. C4rpee. pf ContF.o_tqr A considerable a,mount of ti.rne vras spent during the year on p:repazation of the Inrrltatlon to 31d., the briefing of contractors before 5i1i6{rag was aceepted', d'lscussious at the selecti.on com:lttee meetings and finallJrr pro- paratton for the c}:aqge-orrer of oontraotorr [Lre contraot vras an"rard.ed. to Ylki.ng Hellcopters of Ottavral 0anad.a on the 6th of August 1976 and their 5 helicopters and 2 fjxed-w:iag aircmft amivecL dtrrlng December in prepaaatlon for the take-over on 1.1.77. [he month of December was henoe spent i.:rittati-ng the new Conpar5r lnto the work i-nvoIved. Sr{rnua+f, Aerial operations have been succesdul. In spite of the various rliffl- or:.ltles encountered i:r naj$taining a. m,ooth operation in the Progralmre area, an effectlve control has been establlshed thror.ghout both Phase I and II. Ihe work was perfomed nre}l by Evergreen Helicopters Ino. and thero wcne no ntshaps. Evergreen contraot er.pired. at the end of the year and vilri.;xg Helioopters have now taken oy€xr The :relevant statistics for the year ar€) append,ed. -, - lE\rElruE rtrcHt HoirRs }ImI*rrIlIG (r) JA]'I. trEB. ],T43, AIR. I,[AT. JUT. JUL. AUG. sEP. 0c[. NO1r. DEC. 42 42 42 +1 42 4z 42 4z 4z 42 +1 42 F8.B 2319 9.9 616 43.4 BI.9 58.5 87.1 94,8 68.7 60 17 20.0 - 16.8 + 18.1 + 32.L + 75.4 1.4 '59.9 - 116.5 - 45n]. - 52.8 - 26,5 - 18.7 * 22tO l0mls 504 6L3,9 - 109.9 -4- nEVEN.us Fr{GrI# JL0p4$ (5 son ysna) i".[ONmi -,cgA]llAiimED USm BAILM,E%4 JAl[ ifiIICOPIEIiS I'E3 }/IA3' APR Ir4I JI]N AUG SEP 0cT T\nrrt JUI NCM 340 740 1+o ,40 740 740 744 140 344 Tlo 400 400 2go.g 272.6 282.7 222.3 557.2 55O.8 741.7 77J-.5 569.9 4Zl.O 286.4 75O.4 + 49.1 + 67.+ + Tl.7 +I17,7 - L7"2 -2J-O.B 5'7 + 28.5 -229.9 - 57.O +[5'6 + 49.6 TOTALS 4230 +264.6 - 34.6 IIEIICOPIENS 1[0i{tsl -5 - HouruY.pEElK porni III,MIICIDING fiIII\TEY A.DIJIIJ IOTAT, JAl{ !'83 I,{AB AEB. }/IAY JU}I JUlr AUG SE? ocT N01 DE0 L48.4 L60,5 L85.2 151.8 200f9 rl?Qi2 276,4 2+7.7 344r7 301.8 2+9.3 255.2 L27,5 98.1 Bi.5 83.5 l.56,7 15Q,6 6L.+ 62.5 2L5 Q 7e:6 25;5 73.6 15.0 L4.2 L5;6 Iru I' 5..5 517 L2.4 46.6 IL.6 x.6 2go.g 272.6 2.82.3 222tj 357.2 550.8 5+7..3 37L.5 569,9 421.4 286.+ ,5o.+ T0TtrfJS 29L7.5 7J92.5 154.8 4264,6 = 68.4 27 19 3.7 roo% SII[ED-''ITI1'IG irOi'l -6- HOURT.I BREAK DOSIiI 4.2 20.8 9.9 25;O 35l] ,IA$ FEB I'{AR AIE MAT JUr[ JiI! AUC SP 00[ NOr nrc 43.5 58.5 S/rL 94.8 67.6 59'.9 20.o ADi,[iT 8.1 3"1 6.6 18r4 5.5 O.7 oi8 _q9.IAr_ 58.8 27.9 9.9 6.6 43.4 BL.9 lBoS 87.1 94.8 68$ .: 6Q.7 20.0 [CIIAL 477.9 95.O 41.0 6L3.9 Tt$ L5.5 6.'1 10O FilCF,D-WrrIG lNo. 0r' FIIGD_ I]ASVICIDINGi JIING USD 29;5 i+;7 31"6 51.0 2 2 2 2 l::+l.o 41.5 40rO 37;7 41.5 2 2 2 2 631,1 i606.2 I 452.t I 45s.L I 9 I +t;t 10 L ll.7 u I 35,a L2 | 25,5 L1 I :l.r 2 2 2 I 2 420.9 437,5 457 "B 406o7 396,7 .;. I 2119.6 42,7 47;T 42'.2 6Lo7 2 i 702.3 2 | 696.A 2 | 9+6-2 3 | ::652.s -7 - ms'srnr{I {I,, auairm cJCrS rN-fr{asE r 186il 2o5.6 232"9 5+7.6 L4.6 15,9 ':'o I 1 l. : 396;0 560.a 78rl.o 2 2 2 2 452.2 +43.2 445.L 679.2 Lylg.7 I i 1soT.s IloNUr CYCI,E I{EII IASVICI- NIIVG HOIIRS N0. 0F Ifltr Uffi} ABAlERII,EASED FIIO,D-iTIi'iG]TARYICISII'IG NO. OF FIM-I?ING US;D ASATENEIEAS,D JUII JIIL AUG sp 0ct 22 23 2+ 25 25 6L5 LOz.'6 a5.'9 o)el 68.4 5 4 4 4 , 2093,i1 3428.4 2958;t 3287;3 252].,,9 49.4 L2.'L 12,0 1 l. 1 : 1008.0 1015"0 9o1.0 420.2 L4069,7 43.5 2924.O 27 28 29 30 72.0 7o''4 72.O 62.O 3 3 7 2024,6 toz},,4 L4B2t9 175A.4 IL.B L2;6 L2.7 2L.4 1 1 1 1 t25L.g 984.0 IL5r.O 1"965.0 2r6.4 6286"3 58.5 535r"9 5L 32 15 74 62*9 6L0 56oL O)ol 3 3 7 7 L6O3.O L5L+.9 1417.8 2AOB"'3 27-r4 23'.f. 22tl 20.5 1 1 1 1 2595"O 2694.O 2540.O ,492;o 243..7 65++.O 87.1 :r'r'i:!..0 75 36 77 1s 39 64rl 68'fi 7017 69;B ru:a 5 7 1 5 2 2289,O 24L7.+ 277+.2 22L4.'5 2167.5 18.9 20.o l-Be5 L9 t5 18"1 1 1 1 1 1 1855;b 2555;o 1985.0 2450$ 2+5O.O 344:3 12022.2 94,8 alorr.o +0 4L 42 47 74'4 79& 91,5 66,9 7 5 3 5 1209,0 353q.O 1015.6 2255;3 L9tZ lBrT ].,2,9 16.'B I 1 1 L 2474;o ]:B97;o '1,"1.2.O 2204;a 501.8 11859.9 ""1 77Br.O I *9L ][ONlTI OfCf,,E IIEII I/.nifICI* DI1TG HOURS NO. 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