Dormant Oil Spray Notification

pril 18, 2022

TO: Parents, Guardians & Staff Members of Shaw Middle School
FROM: Jon Swett, Principal
SUBJECT: PESTICIDE APPLICATION ALERT!

This is to inform you that our annual dormant oil spray will be applied to the trees and shrubs at our school on April 25, 2022 . This spray application consists of one gallon of mineral oil mixed in 80 gallons of water to cover and kill dormant insect eggs that overwinter in our area.

Our school has taken steps to keep school children away from these areas for 24 hours following the application of spray. We would like to ask that you and your children refrain from brushing up against or playing around the trees and shrubs at our school. A variation from this schedule may occur as a result of inclement weather.