Conor_Flynn wrote: > we've noticed something interesting: there are no > mosquitoes in or near Alamosa. This is because the > city sprays for them regularly. We have also noticed > fewer grasshoppers, bees, and frogs than we might > otherwise expect.
Michael Cooperman wrote: > I don't know what chemical your county uses for mosquito > control but probably it is not specific to mosquitoes and > would affect other insects just as strongly. Interesting these comments suggesting great harm to both mosquitoes and non-target insects appeared just after Mitch Cruzan said: "Critical thinking/reading is a primary goal of all graduate programs and is something we introduce undergraduates to in advanced courses." A critical thinker would say it wildly speculative for anyone to claim, without extensive direct evidence, that: 1) There really are no mosquitoes and fewer grasshoppers, bees, and frogs in Alamosa, Colorado. 2) Mosquito spraying is the underlying cause of these declines. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif.
