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pesticide spray
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mothernature
Beach Comber
Gas the dog because he has fleas.... some concept! :shock:
There's no question we need to keep pests under control, but let's not do it at the expense of human life and wildlife. There are safer alternatives to protect people and the ecosystems.
Children especially are at greater risk since they eat more frequently (pesticides sprayed on foods), breathe more (respiration rate higher than adults) and are closer to the ground (fingers in mouth and rolling in the yard to play).
www.pesticide.org/PUR.html
www.nrdc.org/health/kids/ocar/chap5.asp
Cancer is close behind accidental deaths as a killer of our children. http://www.getipm.com/our-loved-ones/memorium.htm
We must stop its sources and this is one good place to start! :boxing:
There's no question we need to keep pests under control, but let's not do it at the expense of human life and wildlife. There are safer alternatives to protect people and the ecosystems.
Children especially are at greater risk since they eat more frequently (pesticides sprayed on foods), breathe more (respiration rate higher than adults) and are closer to the ground (fingers in mouth and rolling in the yard to play).
www.pesticide.org/PUR.html
www.nrdc.org/health/kids/ocar/chap5.asp
Cancer is close behind accidental deaths as a killer of our children. http://www.getipm.com/our-loved-ones/memorium.htm
We must stop its sources and this is one good place to start! :boxing:
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Just wait until all of the retirees, with weak immune systems move to the Emerald Coast. They will be as vulnerable as the kids. Maybe we can inform the snowbirds of the poison planes and get them to raise a little hell too. They have plenty of time on their hands.
I guess if we were vegetarians, we would not have the cows in north Walton to draw the flies, eh?
I guess if we were vegetarians, we would not have the cows in north Walton to draw the flies, eh?
For The Health Of It
Beach Fanatic
There is a petition titled ASAP (against spraying aerial pesticides) located at For The Health Of It, Natural Food Store located in Blue Mountain Beach. The petition has many options for alternatives to the harmful agents that the County/State are currently using to gas us.
Please stop by and sign the petition and/or request a petition and package for you to display and help get signitures.
Also talk with Susanne at the store to become active on a new formed board addressing this issue
Please stop by and sign the petition and/or request a petition and package for you to display and help get signitures.
Also talk with Susanne at the store to become active on a new formed board addressing this issue
Miss Kitty
Meow
peaboy said:
Darn, just missed being there to sign this....is there another way for us not in the area , but who like me were sprayed or just loathe this pratice to sign?
For The Health Of It
Beach Fanatic
Sueshore said:
Please call For The Health Of It at 850.267.0558 and request your name be added to the petition. They will be happy to do so.
Sally
Beach Fanatic
Stop the use of dibrom naled
by Deborah Wheeler
Dibrom naled is being sprayed as part of Walton County?s Dog Fly Control program.
My colleague, Rachel Kyler, wrote an article about dibrom naled last month. Some key points she made stand repeating.
?Since 1972, Florida has funded the Dog Fly Control program through the Department of Agricultural and Consumer services. DC-3s dispense the insecticide from an altitude of about 150 feet along the beaches.
?Dibrom naled is an organophosphate, highly toxic class of pesticides that affect the central nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. It is highly corrosive. Symptoms can include, numbness, tingling sensations, headache, dizziness, tremors or death. In addition, the pesticide?s label warns about the toxicity for fish, birds and other wildlife. Yet, the product is sprayed relatively close to the beach and water.
?We inhale and absorb it through our skin.?
Dibrom naled was invented for biological warfare. It remains in pool water for 48 hours, it is toxic to animals and humans, and in a high enough dosage, it can kill you.
Dog flies are pesky things, I know. However, they carry no disease, are only around for a couple of months, and it?s easy enough to stay away from the places they congregate when they are out.
However, in a high enough dosage, dibrom naled can kill you or at least make you sick.
My artist friends tell me that Gulf Place Amphitheatre was sprayed for dog flies right before the Flutterby festival opened last month. However, the spraying didn?t stop the dog flies ? they were everywhere. What it did stop was the butterflies. A lot of dead butterflies were found there and at the beach.
Have you noticed fewer birds lately? This could be why.
Now, South Walton Mosquito District wants to install a helipad at its location on County Road 393N so it can spray this deadly chemical faster.
Perhaps we should look into alternatives to spraying.
To learn more about dibrom naled, check it out on the Web, particularly at http://www.chemtox.com/brevard/main.htm.
If, after reviewing all the information about this chemical, you are as concerned as I am, please voice your concerns to South Walton Mosquito District at (850) 267-2112 and/or the Department of Agriculture in Panama City. The Environmental Manager there is Steven Sickerman. Write him at 3920 Frankford Ave., Panama City, FL 32405 or call (850) 872-4250. Our health may very well depend on it.
by Deborah Wheeler
Dibrom naled is being sprayed as part of Walton County?s Dog Fly Control program.
My colleague, Rachel Kyler, wrote an article about dibrom naled last month. Some key points she made stand repeating.
?Since 1972, Florida has funded the Dog Fly Control program through the Department of Agricultural and Consumer services. DC-3s dispense the insecticide from an altitude of about 150 feet along the beaches.
?Dibrom naled is an organophosphate, highly toxic class of pesticides that affect the central nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. It is highly corrosive. Symptoms can include, numbness, tingling sensations, headache, dizziness, tremors or death. In addition, the pesticide?s label warns about the toxicity for fish, birds and other wildlife. Yet, the product is sprayed relatively close to the beach and water.
?We inhale and absorb it through our skin.?
Dibrom naled was invented for biological warfare. It remains in pool water for 48 hours, it is toxic to animals and humans, and in a high enough dosage, it can kill you.
Dog flies are pesky things, I know. However, they carry no disease, are only around for a couple of months, and it?s easy enough to stay away from the places they congregate when they are out.
However, in a high enough dosage, dibrom naled can kill you or at least make you sick.
My artist friends tell me that Gulf Place Amphitheatre was sprayed for dog flies right before the Flutterby festival opened last month. However, the spraying didn?t stop the dog flies ? they were everywhere. What it did stop was the butterflies. A lot of dead butterflies were found there and at the beach.
Have you noticed fewer birds lately? This could be why.
Now, South Walton Mosquito District wants to install a helipad at its location on County Road 393N so it can spray this deadly chemical faster.
Perhaps we should look into alternatives to spraying.
To learn more about dibrom naled, check it out on the Web, particularly at http://www.chemtox.com/brevard/main.htm.
If, after reviewing all the information about this chemical, you are as concerned as I am, please voice your concerns to South Walton Mosquito District at (850) 267-2112 and/or the Department of Agriculture in Panama City. The Environmental Manager there is Steven Sickerman. Write him at 3920 Frankford Ave., Panama City, FL 32405 or call (850) 872-4250. Our health may very well depend on it.
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Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
As of today, I have decided that I am going to call the So Wal Mosquito Control office twice a day and btich and moan. I urge you guys to do the same.
850-267-2112. I think they should have full voice mail boxes every morning. Please help me to irritate them as much as they are irritating us with the poison.
Anyone willing to help???
850-267-2112. I think they should have full voice mail boxes every morning. Please help me to irritate them as much as they are irritating us with the poison.
Anyone willing to help???
aquaticbiology
fishlips
Been there done that. It's not them, they are just folk doing the job they are hired to do - follow the money up the ladder to the OH NO - ITS WALTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT! Supposedly following the requests of the tourism groups who begged them to do something about the bugs...
mothernature
Beach Comber
Tourism? Making money from the tourist trade? :idea: How about the appealing concept of a county where the health and welfare of its residents and visitors are the # 1 priority...... imagine brochures and tourist advertisements touting --
"Come to South Walton, where pristine beaches welcome you. Relax in confidence and rejuvenate knowing we care about the environment. We have integrated pest management protocols which have minimized and eliminated the risks of toxic pesticides. South Walton, cleaner, safer, greener."
If California, Colorado, New York and other states have seen the need to protect their citizens from exposure to potential and real carcinogens, why can't Floridians do the same? We're all in this together..... let's address the situation asap and look at all the viable options. It's a win, win proposal.
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"Come to South Walton, where pristine beaches welcome you. Relax in confidence and rejuvenate knowing we care about the environment. We have integrated pest management protocols which have minimized and eliminated the risks of toxic pesticides. South Walton, cleaner, safer, greener."
If California, Colorado, New York and other states have seen the need to protect their citizens from exposure to potential and real carcinogens, why can't Floridians do the same? We're all in this together..... let's address the situation asap and look at all the viable options. It's a win, win proposal.
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