Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Mosquito spray affects bird reproduction

[Comment:  Pesticides and never the answer.  Changing pesticides merely moves from one complication to another.  Our zeal to control mosquito results in more harm than good and is largely a fear based tactic in which people are instilled with fear of disease that leads to the sale and use of these unnescessary toxic products.  Human health is harmed too.]
 
Mosquito spray affects bird reproduction
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100615/full/news.2010.296.html

"Spraying Bti to control mosquitoes may hit bird populations.  A widely used microbicide may not be as environmentally friendly as previously thought."

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