Hi Elise, Mosquito spraying has no impact on tick populations neither dog nor deer ticks. Best solutions is what you are doing - check your children for ticks. Peace, Leslee Willitts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elise Snow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nicola Cataldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Framingham Neighbors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Steven R. Tannenbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Linda Segal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:01 AM Subject: Re: Mosquito control
> Am I understanding this debate correctly? Has the town sprayed anything > that could have long-term health effects, for humans or for our birds, > frogs, etc.? If so, who is accountable for this? > > Also, will the spraying do anything to control the tick population? I am > far more worried about Lyme disease than West Nile. My fourteen-year-old > cousin spent almost two years in a wheelchair because of Lyme disease > and will probably never be able to participate in sports again. I just > had to take my three-year-old son to the doctor to remove a dead tick, > which was on his head under his hair and had been there God knows how > long. Fortunately, it was a dog tick, but if it had been a deer tick I > doubt we would have noticed either the tick or a Lyme-related rash. > (Note to parents--when you check for ticks, don't foget to check under > your child's hair!) > > Elise Snow > > Nicola Cataldo wrote: > > >As a horticulturist I can't put pyrethrins in the same category with BTi. > >Why are we using a non-specific when BTi is available? And I won't give you > >a lecture either, but surely you know that arsenic, cyanide, lead and > >mercury are also naturally occuring materials. > > > >Nicola > > > > > >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). To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body "unsubscribe frambors" (the subject is ignored).
