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PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF SCHEDULED ENTRY INTO FIELDS OR PREMISES

Pursuant to Texas Agric. Code, Sec. 74.117, cotton producers in the Northern Blacklands Boll Weevil Eradication Zone, which is in that area of all of Cooke, Montague, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Bowie, Cass, Morris, Titus, Franklin, Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, Rockwall, Collin, Denton, Wise, Jack, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Kaufman, Ellis, Rains, Van Zandt, Henderson, Navarro, Johnson, Hood, Somervell, Bosque, Hamilton, and Hill counties; and those parts of McLennan and Limestone counties north of State Highway 84, are hereby notified that Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation personnel will be conducting eradication activities in and around their fields or premises, beginning December 21, 2020.

All cotton fields will be mapped, and treatment will begin during the cotton-growing season. For notification prior to any chemical treatment, call 1-800-687-1212 with the exact location of your field and appropriate telephone numbers. Field and premise entry and treatment are expected to last until all cotton is no longer hostable in the zone.

To mitigate risk, beekeepers should notify the Foundation of beehive locations near cotton fields. The Foundation will monitor treatments in these locations where bees are present to ensure the security of hives. 

For more information regarding this program, please call the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation at 1-800-687-1212.

Ellis County Press

208 S Central St. 
Ferris, TX 75125
972-544-2369