March Panel to Examine Dangers of Summertime Mosquito Spraying
Health officials in Hamilton and other North Shore towns plans to think long and hard about the best way to treat mosquito-borne disease next summer.
When mosquito-borne illness were found last summer in Hamilton and Wenham, trucks went through neighborhoods at night spraying to kill the mosquitoes. But is it the answer? A roundtable discussion next month will examine the issue. "The impulse is yes, we have to do something," Health Agent Leslie Whelan told the Board of Health when she first announced the event. Some North Shore communities, including Essex and Gloucester, are not members of the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquitoo Control Board. And the Rockport Board of Health has recommended to its Board of Selectmen not to join. The Cape Ann Mosquito Forum is planned for Thursday, March 7 from 6-8 p.m. at Cruiseport Gloucester in Gloucester. The forum will look at the health risks of …
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Lauren
1:44 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Incidence of WNV and EEE has been on the rise in Massachusetts and these are certainly diseases about which the public should be aware. Mosquito prevention is very important; however there are numerous detrimental health effects tied to the use of toxic pesticides. Do public officials consider organic solutions that are effective and safe? more ›