GLNG

MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT PLAN

(Attachment L of CEMP)
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MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT PLAN

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Gladstone LNG Project

Mosquito Management Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 3

COORDINATION WITH GLADSTONE REGIONAL COUNCIL .......................... 3

MOSQUITO CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE ................................................. 3

3.1

Mosquito Surveillance.................................................................................. 4

3.2

Mosquito And Midge Control ....................................................................... 4

3.3

Water Management ..................................................................................... 5

RECORDKEEPING ............................................................................................ 6

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1 INTRODUCTION
This Mosquito Management Plan is Attachment L of the Construction Environmental
Management Plan (CEMP) for the Gladstone LNG Project and shall be read and
interpreted in conjunction with the CEMP (ref. 25501-100-G01-GHX-00017; GLNG
doc. 3310-BTH-3-3.3-6617), in particular section 1.1.
This Mosquito Management Plan has been prepared to aid control of disease and
mosquito and other insect pests during construction and to meet requirements of the
GLNG Environmental Impact Statement (EIS Supplement Section 13.16.5 and
Coordinator Generals Report Appendix 4, Part 1, MCU Conditions LNG Facility,
Condition 2). Mosquito control during construction will be performed in cooperation
with other mosquito control programs within the Gladstone Regional Council.

1.1 Coordination With Gladstone Regional Council

Larvicide or adulticide chemicals may be used for mosquito control, and the type of
chemical will be selected following consultation with the Gladstone Regional Council
and following the Mosquito Management Code of Practice for Queensland 2002.
Project representatives will attend industry Mosquito Management Forums
conducted by the Gladstone Regional Council and keep the Council informed about
pest control activities at project work sites.

2 MOSQUITO CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE

Mosquito control and surveillance will generally follow guidelines established by the
State of Queensland (Mosquito Management Code of Practice for Queensland
2002. Guidelines to Minimise Mosquito and Biting Midge Problems in New
Developments, Queensland Health, 2002. Gladstone Regional Council Mosquito
Management Plan). A primary goal of those guidelines is control of diseases spread
by mosquitoes, particularly dengue fever. The aim of the mosquito control program
is to conduct regular surveillance of mosquito occurrence, including identification of
mosquito species and estimation of mosquito numbers, and eliminate mosquitos by
direct (biological and chemical control) and indirect methods (e.g., wet area
modification, proper storage of materials, training of workers).
Details of the surveillance program will be determined in cooperation with a local
Pest Control subcontractor and in coordination with the Gladstone Regional
Councils surveillance program for the larger area. In general, surveillance at the
Curtis Island site will be ongoing and concentrate on areas where personnel are
working or living.

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Insecticides (adulticides and larvicides applied by or under the direction of a licensed

Pest Management Technician) and repellents may be used to supplement breeding
site elimination. The Project will monitor health alerts, including dengue fever
reports, issued by the State of Queensland and respond to regional mosquito control
efforts.

2.1 Mosquito Surveillance

Mosquito surveillance involves inspecting areas for mosquito breeding, including
standing water or small cavities where water may be trapped, such as stored tires or
pipe. Mosquito traps may also be used to trap adult mosquitoes to establish their
species and density. Large numbers of mosquito traps can be used in a surveillance
network to locate hotspots of mosquito activity in cooperation with the Gladstone
Regional Council surveillance methodology. The surveillance program shall include
database maintenance, larval and adult mosquito surveillance (identification of
species and numbers estimates), general observations of site water management,
and a control assessment.

2.2 Mosquito And Midge Control

The methods used in mosquito elimination involve removal or treatment of
containers or standing water that can hold larvae and pupae, possible placement of
lure and kill mosquito traps, and exterior and interior spraying/fogging to kill adult
mosquitoes/insects, taking into account potential impacts on the surrounding
environment and human health and safety considerations. Annihilation trapping,
whereby the target area is flooded with a high density of lure and kill traps, has
proven successful at control in some cases in Queensland. Surveillance surveys will
determine what species of mosquitoes are present and control methods will be
managed according to the specific mosquito threat.
Only persons under the direction of a licensed Pest Management Technician may
apply chemicals for mosquito control. The mosquito and biting midge control
chemicals are selected for their low-toxicity to humans and wildlife. All surface
sprays applied inside premises should be water-based and non-staining and have a
very low (if any) level of odor. There are several types of internal sprays, external
sprays and external surface sprays that may be used:
Internal Sprays
Demand interior spray
(Active ingredient: lambda-cyhalothrin 25g/L)
(Concentration: 0.8125g/L)
Cislin interior spray
(Concentration: 0.075g/L)

Demand is a chemical that is used in an indoor

surface spray and in a spray for potential and
actual mosquito breeding containers.
Cislin is a chemical which is used in an indoor
surface spray and in a spray for potential and
actual mosquito breeding containers.

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Outdoor Sprays
Prolink container treatment
(Active ingredient: s-methoprene 4%).

Prolink is a chemical in pellet form which is

placed in potential and actual mosquito
breeding containers including roof gutters.
Prolink briquets are registered for use in
rainwater tanks.
Biflex Aqua mosquito traps and interior spray
TalstarOne is a chemical which is placed on
(Active ingredient: bifenthrin 80g/L)
fabric strips in mosquito traps and used in an
(Concentration: 0.075g/L)
indoor surface spray and in a spray for potential
and actual mosquito breeding containers.
Outdoor Surface Sprays and Container Treatment
note, where possible all containers will be prevented from holding standing water to prevent mosquito
and insect propagation
Mortein Surface Spray or Baygon Surface Spray
These are used to spray potential and actual
mosquito breeding containers.
Biflex Aqua
TalstarOne is a chemical which is used in an
(Active ingredient: bifenthrin 80g/L)
indoor surface spray and in a spray for potential
(Concentration: 0.075g/L)
and actual mosquito breeding containers.
Bifenthrin (Bistar 80SC)

Found effective for biting midge control when

used around buildings, fences, and vegetation.

Larvicides
s-methoprene

A chemical that prevents insect larvae from

developing into adults.
Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) is a
group of bacteria used as biological control
agents for larvae stages of mosquitoes and
certain other flies.

Bti

The control program will not totally eliminate mosquitoes and other insect pests from
the job site because many breeding sites exist outside the control of the project.
Suitable screens shall be installed on windows of buildings to prevent insects
entering inhabited areas. Workers can use insect repellents as necessary on
themselves or in their work areas.
The extent of insect control will be determined by an on-going assessment of worker
tolerance to the nuisance insects that are present as well as the findings of insect
surveillance surveys.

2.3 Water Management

Existing man-made ponds on the Curtis Island site will be drained by breeching their
berms to allow natural runoff of stormwater. In construction areas, standing water
shall be eliminated to the extent possible by the projects stormwater system
whereby water is drained from the site in a controlled manner. Stormwater sediment
basins will contain standing water, potentially for many weeks during the wet
season, and it will be necessary to treat these basins with insect controls. Any
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portion of the stormwater system that is found to be ponding water will be

maintained to allow drainage.
Areas where standing water may unavoidably occur for long periods, such as a
hydrotest water pond, may be treated with larvicide or another method of mosquito
control.
Proper storage of containers and equipment that might trap stormwater will be
practised site wide. The project induction training will inform workers about insect
threats and controls that will be practised, including proper storage of containers or
materials that could trap stormwater.

3 RECORDKEEPING
Records of surveillance survey results and treatment applications will be maintained
by HSE staff. The control program will be adapted as necessary per the site-specific
data and in cooperation with the greater regional effort.

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