{"id":85299,"date":"2026-06-22T16:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-to-treat-potomac-river-near-harpers-ferry-for-black-fly-control-june-24\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:46:51","slug":"maryland-to-treat-potomac-river-near-harpers-ferry-for-black-fly-control-june-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-to-treat-potomac-river-near-harpers-ferry-for-black-fly-control-june-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland to Treat Potomac River Near Harpers Ferry for Black Fly Control June 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two Maryland state agencies are teaming up to address a black fly problem along the Potomac River, with a treatment operation planned for later this week.<\/p>

The Maryland Department of Agriculture, working alongside the Department of Natural Resources, has announced plans to apply treatment to a designated stretch of the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.<\/p>

The treatment is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with the operation set to begin at 8:00 a.m. The effort is aimed at reducing and controlling black fly populations in that part of the river.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maryland state agencies are preparing to apply treatment to a section of the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to reduce black fly populations. The operation is set for Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and involves a coordinated effort between two state departments. Residents in the area should be aware of the scheduled activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":85298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782161211426.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-mbN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64899,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/maryland-to-spray-potomac-river-near-harpers-ferry-for-black-fly-control\/","url_meta":{"origin":85299,"position":0},"title":"Maryland to Spray Potomac River Near Harpers Ferry for Black Fly Control","author":"Admin","date":"May 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Maryland agriculture and natural resources officials plan to conduct black fly control treatments along the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. 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