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Some of you may have already seen that the spraying for mosquitoes in Leon County will begin tonight. The story appeared on the wtxl website--
http://www.wtxl.com/mostpopular/story/L ... QlkMg.cspx
Aerial spraying is scheduled from dusk to dawn, approximately 8:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m., in the southern portion of the County – the most severely impacted area. ... Last Update: 7/19 7:44 pm



They will be spraying a chemical that is very hazardous to humans as well as mosquitoes.

...the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has indicated the levels of the organophosphate insecticide Naled (Dibrom) released per acre of ground in aerial spraying are not harmful to humans or animals, citizens concerned about exposure to the chemical Naled (Dibrom) should stay indoors during the scheduled spraying time frame.

Naled (Dibrom) - http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/ex ... d-ext.html Please follow this link so you will be knowledgeable about the chemical they will be using tonight. Bring your children, pets inside to be sure they are safe.

mjsigns wrote:Some of you may have already seen that the spraying for mosquitoes in Leon County will begin tonight. The story appeared on the wtxl website--
http://www.wtxl.com/mostpopular/story/L ... QlkMg.cspx
Aerial spraying is scheduled from dusk to dawn, approximately 8:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m., in the southern portion of the County – the most severely impacted area. ... Last Update: 7/19 7:44 pm



They will be spraying a chemical that is very hazardous to humans as well as mosquitoes.

...the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has indicated the levels of the organophosphate insecticide Naled (Dibrom) released per acre of ground in aerial spraying are not harmful to humans or animals , citizens concerned about exposure to the chemical Naled (Dibrom) should stay indoors during the scheduled spraying time frame.

Naled (Dibrom) - http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/ex ... d-ext.html Please follow this link so you will be knowledgeable about the chemical they will be using tonight. Bring your children, pets inside to be sure they are safe.

Your statement and the EPA's statement conflict.....

Dubble

Your statement and the EPA's statement conflict.....

Dubble

Hey double - It was posted as an FYI - follow the link http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/ex ... d-ext.html
and you be the judge.....

mjsigns wrote:

Your statement and the EPA's statement conflict.....

Dubble

Hey double - It was posted as an FYI - follow the link http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/ex ... d-ext.html
and you be the judge.....

If you read at the bottom about the exposure, the highest amount OSHA permits is 3mg/cubic meter and they don't ever spray that much.. The smallest amount considered threatening to life or health is 1800mg/m3 over the course of 8 hours.. So, if they sprayed continuously at the highest legal limit for 8 hours and you stood outside the whole time, at worst you're exposed to a little over one one-hundreth of a percent of what is harmful. If you stood outside for only one hour you would be at two one thousandths of a percent.

They could spray my yard for 8 hours and I still don't think they would kill them all.

J Holden wrote:

mjsigns wrote:

Your statement and the EPA's statement conflict.....

Dubble

Hey double - It was posted as an FYI - follow the link http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/ex ... d-ext.html
and you be the judge.....

If you read at the bottom about the exposure, the highest amount OSHA permits is 3mg/cubic meter and they don't ever spray that much.. The smallest amount considered threatening to life or health is 1800mg/m3 over the course of 8 hours.. So, if they sprayed continuously at the highest legal limit for 8 hours and you stood outside the whole time, at worst you're exposed to a little over one one-hundreth of a percent of what is harmful. If you stood outside for only one hour you would be at two one thousandths of a percent.

I hate mosquitos, but there are two problems with aerial adulticiding with chemicals like Dibrom: 1)it kills most insects and other arthropods it contacts, not just adult mosquitos. So, moths, butterflies, dragonflies, fireflies etc. are also killed. It is toxic to fish larvae and other small aquatic and marine animals at the surface. 2)it is relatively ineffective except in the short term. Larvaciding with biorationals like Bti and Altocid is much more kind to the environment, and more effective. Problem is that larviciding requires more skilled staffing, vehicles, aircraft (like choppers) and trucks than the mosquito control boys now have here and most other places. The troops that can do better work at this have been cut in budget reductions.

EJ