Mosquito spraying and fish kill are likely unrelated, state says

Posted on June 27, 2013 |

• Leicester
• Fern Lake

By Lee J. Kahrs

LEICESTER — A fish die-off in Fern Lake earlier this month has gotten some publicity thanks to one resident’s theory that mosquito pesticide is to blame, but there is no proof of that, yet.

State and local agriculture, fish and wildlife, and mosquito control officials believe the June 4 die-off of several different species of fish in Fern Lake was caused by unusually warm spring weather.

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