Chemicals to kill sea lampreys are being applied to sections of Albany and Caribou Creeks in Chippewa County and McKay Creek in Mackinac County, between Tuesday July 24, through Saturday, August 4. Applications will be complete in two to three days.

The chemicals are not dangerous to humans, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency. As with any pesticide, the public is advised to use discretion and minimize unnecessary exposure.

Persons confining bait fish or other organisms in stream water are advised to use an alternate water source, because lampricides may cause mortality among aquatic organisms stressed by crowding and handling.

Agricultural irrigation must be suspended for 24 hours during and following stream treatment, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Sea lamprey larvae live in certain Great Lakes tributaries and transform into parasitic adults that migrate to the Great Lakes and kill fish.

Failure to kill the larvae in streams would result in significant damage to Great Lakes fishery, the agency reported.

For more information, call (231) 845-6205.