2024-22358. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Bethany Beach Firefly
Table 1—Occupied Bethany Beach firefly swales sprayed with adulticide Trumpet ECTM outside the adult flight season since 2013
[Davis 2023i, pers. comm.]
Date adulticide applied Rate (ounces per acre) Swale(s) 1 2 June 23, 2013 1.0 oz./ac. 700, 701, 702, 703 September 9, 2016 0.8 oz./ac. 1 59 September 14, 2016 0.8 oz./ac. 700, 701, 702, 703 June 3, 2017 1.0 oz./ac. 15, 16, 17, 24, 26, 30, 231, 400, 402, 700, 701, 702, 703 August 9, 2017 0.8 oz./ac. 15, 16, 17, 24, 26, 30, 231, 400, 402, 700, 701, 702, 703 July 31, 2018 0.8 oz./ac. 700, 701, 702, 703 September 20, 2018 0.8 oz./ac. 700, 701, 702, 703 September 10, 2019 0.8 oz./ac. 700, 701, 702, 703 August 26, 2020 1.0 oz./ac. 24, 26, 30, 231, 700, 701, 702, 703 September 15, 2020 1.0 oz./ac. 15, 16, 17, 24, 26, 30, 231, 400, 402, 700, 701, 702, 703 September 12, 2022 0.8 oz./ac. 700, 701, 702, 703 September 12, 2023 1.0 oz./ac. 30, 700, 701, 702, 703 October 6, 2023 1.0 oz./ac. 15, 16, 17, 24, 26, 30, 231, 700, 701, 702, 703 1 Swale 59 is Cape Henlopen. 2 All other swales are in the Delaware Seashore State Park.