from what i'm understanding ..it kills everything .It just some creatures longer for them to expire. Is that correct? It reminds me of a time from my youth in 1976 when I was in college. I had a summer job with the forest service as part of a western spruce budworm eradication project in the wenatchee and okanogan national forest. There were 26 helicopters/pilots and crews in the project fleet to spray malathion and sevn-7(sp?) on over 500,000 acres in those national forests. The lab crew I was part of were doing the monitoring and assessment . We were flown all over these areas to take samples before and after the application of these sprays which were applied at only12 ounces per acre. That's a can of beer campers !When the choppers flew over the mist was so fine you could not see anything come out the apllicators....But yet it killed..... EVERYTHING ! Target insects, non target insects, birds, bees, small rodents like voles and moles mice and baby squirels and chipmonks.....EVERYTHING. In my totally non scientific mind this was a friggin disaster but that was the common/ accepted remedy at that time.Most of the pilots that flew the choppers were vietnam vets and they commented that the energy in these places after we sprayed were like some of their experiences in Nam when they had to into a former battle zone to pick up heavy casualities. They said that a heavy pawl of death hung over the area and it was quite palpable. I hate to think we can be so short sighted about our resources and spray just to eradicate an undesirable when perhaps it's all the other creatures that are part of what makes our experiences in the outdoors so unique. After seeing what eradication programs do....I can't support them. BjR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Speaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WA Fly Fishers (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 11:50 PM Subject: Speaking of Rotenone: Rocky Ford?
> The last couple times I visited Rocky Ford this year I noticed schools of > suckers. I've read that this problem recurs every six or so years there and > that it's a result of problems with the screens at the mouth where it drains > into Moses Lake. > > Is rotenone used in the management of Rocky Ford? I'm curious as to how > well rotenone works in streams and rivers, and how much affect it really has > on the insect and scud populations. The biomass in Rocky Ford is amazing. > If they indeed use rotenone there then I'd have to guess it doesn't damage > the food supply much. > > Jim > > >
