Stop Urban Adulticide Mosquito Spraying

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Subject: FW: ALERT Forum Tuesday
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:56:53 -0700
> From: "Sandy Weaver" <sweaver [at] saclibrary.org>
> To: <veggiesandy [at] yahoo.com>
>
> As usual there are many details about West Nile
> Virus that is not revealed to the public and the
> media is trying to instill fear in the citizenry.
> There has been no democratic process for this issue.
>
> We all need to get more informed about this issue
> and not just sit back at let them cover us with
> pesticides. Because that's their plan unless we stop
them.
>
> The first and most obvious is that this pesticide
> is not safe. They're trying to get you to believe
> that it's safe by saying it's made from
> chrysanthamums. Pyrethrins cause more pesticide
> poisoning incidents than any other class of
> insecticides except the organophosphates. Pyrethrins
> disrupt the normal functioning of sex hormones and
> are extremely toxic to bees fish and other aquatic
> animals.
>
> The other ingredient is Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO)is
> used to increase the potency of insecticides such as
> pyrethrins. EPA classifies PBO's as a possible human
> carcinogen because it caused liver tumors and
> cancers in laboratory tests. PBO also affects a
> variety of hormone-related organs including thryoid
> glands, adrenal glands and the pituitary gland. This
> is what they're going to spray on us folks unless we
> try to stop it and we need numbers at this meeting
> tonight.
>
> Very very few people that contract West Nile Virus
> even get sick from it. And spraying the adult
> mosquitos and the citizens is not an effective way
> of dealing with the problem.
>
>
>
>
> SPEAK OUT to Support Safe and Effective Mosquito
> Control
> Stop Urban Adulticide Mosquito Spraying
>
> Public Forum Tuesday 8/23 7-9p.m. at City Council
> Chambers 5th and B streets. A forum to give the
> public information about how and when we will be
> sprayed. The Vector District will "inform" us and
> answer questions. Apparently those questions we
> present and those on note cards submitted. Does not
> sound like any live public comment.
> We need you all to bring friends try to speak out
> or just show opposition to Support Safe and
> Effective Mosquito Control and
> Stop Urban Adulticide Mosquito Spraying we will
> presnt an alternative that was arrived at at
> tonights meeting.
>
>
> JOIN US AND SHOW YOUR OPPOSITION
> - ONLY UNITED CAN WE MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD
> Stop West Nile Spraying Now 530 758-6796 or email
> smccarth [at] dcn.org to join our efforts
> http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org
> <http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org/>
>
>
>
> Public officials are not hearing from all of you
> who have signed the p e tition or opted out of
> ground spraying. Please contact them now.
>
>
> CONTACT PUBLIC OFFICIALS and tell them you oppose
> ground and/ or aerial adulticide spraying in urban
> areas, ask them to take a stand and direct the
> District end the urban assault. Let them know we do
> not want spraying in Davis, including our schools,
> parks, greenbelts, grocery stores, etc... that we
> can't register to opt out public places. It is
> their job to protect our public health and ensure
> public places are spray free.
>
> Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control
> District, District Manager David Brown 1800 429-1022
>
> Davis City Council, City Manager, and City Clerk
> 757-5602
> Ruth Asmundson 753-7884 rasmundson [at] ci.davis.ca.us
> Sue Greenwald 756-5831 sgreenwald [at] ci.davis.ca.us
> Ted Puntillo 750-5019, 681-8044
> tpuntillo [at] ci.davis.ca.us
> Don Saylor 758-0282 dsaylor [at] ci.davis.ca.us
> Steve Souza 758-2964 ssouza [at] ci.davis.ca.us
> Bette Racki City Clerk 7575604
> bracki [at] ci.davis.ca.us
> Jim Antonin City manager
> 757-5602jantonen [at] cityofdavis.org
>
> Yolo County Board of Supervisors. 666-8195
> mike.mcgowan 916 375-6440
> mike.mcgowan [at] yolocounty.org
> helen.thomson 666-8622
> helen.thomson [at] yolocounty.org
> mariko.yamada757-5554 mariko.yamada [at] yolocounty.org
>
> frank sieferman 666-8621 fsieferman [at] yolocounty.org
>
> duane chamberlain 666-8627
> dchamberlain [at] yolocounty.org
>
> County Public Health Officer
> Bette Hinton bette.hinton [at] yolocounty.org 666-8645.
>
>
>
> Spraying Opposition Contacts:
>
> Stop West Nile Spraying Now (a joint coalition of
> groups and individuals throughout Yolo and
> Sacramento Counties) 530 758-6796 or email
> smccarth [at] dcn.org to join our efforts
> http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org
> <http://www.stopwestnilesprayingnow.org/>
>
> The Sacramento opposition website is
> http://www.fighttheflight.com
> <http://www.fighttheflight.com/>
>
> National Opposition: Beyond Pesticides' coalition
> for fighting back is Alliance for Mosquito
> Management http://www.beyondpesticides.org.
> <http://www.beyondpesticides.org. /> Go to issues
> and scroll down to West Nile and Mosquito
> Management.
>
>
> Piperonyl Butoxide and Pyrethrin and toxicology:
> http://www.pesticide.org/PyrethrinsPyrethrum.pdf and
> http://www.pesticide.org/PiperonylButoxide.pdf plus much
> more pesticide alterative information at the
> Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
> (NCAP) http://www.pesticide.org <http://www.pesticide.org/>
> Also check out the basic principles of toxicology
> link http://www.pesticide.org/ToxicologyABCs.pdf
>
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