----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Segal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nicola Cataldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Steven W. Orr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Linda Segal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 12:17 PM Subject: NY State AG's office approach & rationale
> Nicola & Steve: > > Here's another url, showing New York State AG's office's approach to those who > make false or misleading claims about the safety of chemical pesticides, with a > rather complete rationale of what led them to that point. > > http://www.oag.state.ny.us/environment/pestcontrol98.html > > Linda > > > > > > Nicola Cataldo wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nicola Cataldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Framingham Neighbors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:46 AM > > Subject: Re: Mosquito control > > > > > I'm afraid there will be no 30-second solution here. You will not get a > > > solid "Safe" or a solid "Deadly" from any toxicologist in his right mind. > > > The toxicity of pyrethrins has been long debated with plenty of muscle in > > > each camp. Just as there was for Dursban and chlordane and DDT. I'm > > afraid > > > you will each have to take the time to get informed and make your own > > > decision. My personal experience with pyrethrins, as a life member of New > > > England Herpetological Society is that it was occassionally used to treat > > > mite infestations in snakes and lizards by novice keepers. It generally > > > leaves them dead. These are not invertebrates we are talking about here. > > > > > > Here is the website for the agency doing the spraying here in Framingham. > > > They call resmethrin, "slightly toxic." > > > > > > http://www.framinghamma.org/web/pages/mosquito_control.htm > > > > > > Nicola Cataldo > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body > > > "unsubscribe frambors" (the subject is ignored). > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body "unsubscribe frambors" (the subject is ignored).
