"Mosquito spray planned to squelch EEE
The state Department of Public Health is expected to begin aerial spraying for mosquitoes in Plymouth and Bristol counties this week to prevent the spread of Eastern equine encephalitis, Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday. The state trapped 30 EEE-positive mosquitoes last month — more than the state usually collects in an entire summer, said health department epidemiologist Alfred DeMaria. There have been no human EEE cases so far this year in the state, but one infected horse died in Middleborough more than a week ago. The health department has declared 17 cities and towns at high risk for EEE."
But that is not why the horse died.
Related: Boston Globe Takes the Dog For a Walk
Can't go out at night now, boy.
And you are MORE than HAPPY to have CHEMICALS DUMPED ON YOU aren't you, Bay-Stater?
"Response is mixed on EEE strategy; Southeastern corner of state to be sprayed to fight virus" by Sydney Lupkin, Globe Correspondent | August 2, 2010
Many residents in Southeastern Massachusetts welcome the state’s plan to conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes, although some have qualms about the chemicals.
Don't worry; the Globe won't trouble you with too many qualms.
At the urging of Governor Deval Patrick, the state Department of Public Health will use planes to spray in response to the early arrival of Eastern equine encephalitis in the area. A spokesman for the governor said yesterday that a date has not yet been set but arrangements will be made this week.
The health department has declared 17 cities and towns in the southeastern part of the state at high risk for EEE and has trapped 30 EEE-positive mosquitoes over the past month.
“We’ve had more positive mosquitoes this July than we usually have in a typical summer,’’ said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, a department epidemiologist, in an interview Saturday, adding that the mosquitoes have a higher concentration of the virus in their systems than usual.
Town health officials scrambled over the past week to make reverse 911 calls to advise residents on precautions and ban outdoor activities from dusk to dawn, prime time for mosquito activity, Several said that they would like to see aerial spraying in their communities.
Some towns have already sprayed public fields and residences, using trucks. The state health department had canvassed towns on whether they would be interested in aerial spraying, an effort DeMaria said is effective because it covers more space, particularly the swamps and wetlands, where the virus spreads from mosquitoes to birds and back.
I'm sorry, MSM, I'm just not going to live in fear of the mosquito.
Aerial spraying, which DeMaria cautions is expensive and carries no guarantee of success, needs to happen when there is a high concentration of mosquitoes in the air, which could be this week.
So WHAT WELL-CONNECTED CHEMICAL COMPANY are we shoveling tax loot at for no reason?
Not everyone favors the aerial spraying.
Joanie Chipman, who runs Engelnook Farm in Rochester, said she would have to cover her gardens if the state sprays from the air in her town. She also has concerns about animal safety, particularly chickens, who are prone to respiratory ailments. She said she remembers stories of eerie quiet among the farm animals after farms in Middleborough were sprayed a few years ago.
But we have to get rid of tho$e pe$ky $keeter$!!!
“I can’t imagine this is going to do any good,’’ she said. “I mean, it will kill the mosquitoes, but what else is it going to do in the meantime?’’
Anthony Texeira , the superintendent of the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project, said although the pesticide is toxic to mosquitoes, it breaks down in sunlight and is not hazardous to humans. “Most people when they get up in the morning don’t even know the area was sprayed,’’ he said....
Yeah, that is reassuring from a government that fed uranium-laced cereal to -- for lack of a better word -- retards as an experiment; that infected black men with syphilis to see what effects it would have; that dumped chemical defoliants on our own soldiers in Vietnam; that used white phosphorous in Iraq; that dumps chemicals on other nations in a "drug war"; that denies the effects of depleted uranium munitions; and that lied abut the 9/11 rubble pile and is lying about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Yup, roll over and go back to sleep Massachusetts.
I wondered what that strange film on the windshield was as I made my daily trek to get my morning Globe.
Many towns, including Duxbury, Freetown, and Rochester, have recommended or enforced curfews to keep people indoors during prime hours for mosquito activity, banning recreational activities on public property starting between 6 and 8 p.m. and lasting until morning.
Any excuse for fascism will do; however, environment is especially appealing.
Historically, bans last until the first frost, often in November, interrupting school and youth sports practices, said Steven Studley, Duxbury assistant recreation director.
Karen Walega, health director for Rochester and Marion, said coaches have been giving her “grief’’ about closing fields at 6 p.m. “I just find it hard to believe because we’re all here to protect the children,’’ she said.
Is that why we tolerate wars based on lies and all the other horse s*** shoveled at them?
Yeah, need to push an agenda? Wave the KIDS in their face!
NEVER MIND what the CHEMICALS are doing to them!
We won't find out about that for another 25 years and then the government will deny it for another 25!
Hopefully, they will all be dead by them and won't be filing any compensation claims.
Yup, YOUR GOVERNMENT SERVING YOU!
Thomas Flynn, president of Old Rochester Youth Football, said it was all “a lot of hype.’’
“We certainly take it seriously that it’s a horrific thing and every parent’s nightmare, but I think there has to be some perspective on it,’’ Flynn said in a phone interview yesterday. “People are losing sight of what we’re talking about here.’’
Honey, I'M HOME!!!
That's the MASSACHUSETTS I have KNOWN and LOVED my WHOLE LIFE!!!!!
But Walega said she had heard from many people who do not want to wait till fall for aerial spraying.
“It’s very real,’’ she said. “It’s better to err on the side of safety.’’
Let the CHEM DUMP begin!
No, no, no, never you mind it getting into the air, water, and soil.
It'll be gone when you wake up!
"Mosquito spraying targets southeast; Patrick calls EEE levels major public health concern" by Marissa Lang, Globe Correspondent | August 4, 2010
About as far away from me as you could be, and let's keep it that way.
LAKEVILLE — Airplanes armed with mosquito-killing pesticides will begin spraying over Southeastern Massachusetts tonight in an attempt to combat what state officials said could be one of the worst seasons in recent history for Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus.
The decision to start aerial spraying was prompted by tests that showed an unprecedented amount of virus-carrying mosquitoes in recent months, Governor Deval Patrick said at a news conference yesterday in Lakeville.
“The levels of [EEE] are higher than we’ve seen in decades,’’ Patrick said. “It’s a major public health concern.’’
These are the same folks who put a martial law order on the books over the swine flu scam.
Related: Swine Flu Shot Or Jail in Massachusetts
A $7 Billion Dollar Shot in the Arm
Swine Flu Bonfire
You literally got burned on that one, America.
So WHO is getting the CHECK THIS TIME, Deval?
Officials have devised a plan to cover about 285,000 acres with the insecticide, which is made from a synthetic of a chemical found in chrysanthemum flowers.
Yeah, it's only rose petals falling from the sky, sigh.
The operation could cost the state up to $2 million.
I'd rather you saved some teachers and kept a few libraries open.
Twelve communities — Lakeville, Bridgewater, Carver, Halifax, Pembroke, Duxbury, Kingston, Plympton, Middleborough, Rochester, Raynham, and Acushnet — will be sprayed in their entirety, weather permitting....
“The spraying will only decrease the risk of the virus; it will not eliminate it,’’ Patrick said. “This is an important step in our fight against mosquito-borne illness, but it’s not the only one.’’
He added people should take other precautionary measures, such as wearing bug spray, staying indoors at dawn and dusk, wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts, checking their homes for standing water where mosquitoes can breed, and fixing any broken window screens.
If you still have a home, that is.
I'd rather the $2 million go to.... ah, never mind.
Aren't people at higher risk of mosquito bite if they are living in a tent by the river?
Some towns have already begun terrestrial spraying with the same insecticide, called sumithrin, that will be used in the planes tonight. The pesticide breaks down in sunlight, said Nathan W. Letoile, assistant commissioner of the state Department of Agricultural Resources.
“Everyone’s working very, very hard to try and contain the spread of this virus,’’ Halifax Heath Agent Cathleen Drinan said in a phone interview yesterday. “It’s alarming because the virus will strengthen every day that goes by.’’
Is there a shot I can get?
Where can I buy a haz-mat suit?
Should I duct tape the house?
I'm going to load up on insecticide at the hardware store and come out both guns a blazing wherever I go now!!!
There have not been any human cases of EEE in Massachusetts since 2008. But in 2006, the last time there was an EEE outbreak, six people died. In late July, a 7-month-old horse that contracted EEE in Middleborough had to be euthanized.
That's it?
I thought THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS were at risk!!!
Six deaths FOUR YEARS AGO is TRAGIC; however, does it justify a CHEMICAL DUMPING given this government's record?
If contracted, EEE attacks the nervous system and causes the brain to swell, Auerbach said. But because the incubation period for the disease can last up to 10 days, Auerbach warned there may be people who have been infected and do not know it yet.
Well, a LOT of people in Massachusetts have SWELLED HEADS, so it's going to be tough identifying victims.
Although few residents in the targeted areas expressed concern over the pesticides, many more said they were glad to hear the state would be spraying.
Yeah, a FEW PEOPLE are raising the concerns I am but the agenda-pushing GLOBE DOES NOT HEAR THEM!
“It might save some little kid’s life or anybody else’s for that matter,’’ said Jeff Cornell, 66, of Middleborough.
Or it MIGHT POISON them!
Samantha Dacosta, 46, of Lakeville said she worries about her two young children playing outside in an area with mosquitoes known to have EEE.
“I’m all for it; let them go spray,’’ she said. “I keep my kids in the house at night, which is a shame because it’s summer. They should be able to play outside.’’
♫Yeah, the weather outside is frightful, but the AC is so delightful!
The kids have nowhere to play, so let 'em, spray, let 'em spray, let 'em spray!♫
--more--"Good night, Massachusetts!
