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Biochemical Spraying Over Santa Cruz Scheduled to start TONIGHT!
CDFA will bypass Salinas Prunedale/Royal Oaks and North Salinas/Boronda and go right to Santa Cruz tonight.
-weather permitting 11/06/07 3:30 pm
Map of North Santa Cruz County Spray Zones
-weather permitting 11/06/07 3:30 pm
Map of North Santa Cruz County Spray Zones
The City of Santa Cruz is hoping to file an Injunction before the next round of spraying, if they can collect enough medical testimonies.
Santa Cruz County is asking residents to report any illness they suspect may be attributed to an upcoming spraying.
City instructions
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/index.html
We still need a copy of all reports of reactions.
Santa Cruz County is asking residents to report any illness they suspect may be attributed to an upcoming spraying.
City instructions
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/index.html
We still need a copy of all reports of reactions.
For more information:
http://lbamspray.info
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Can you explain what the map shows. The green line is labeled a flight corridor, but it seems to be drawn around waterways. The compound is supposed to harm aquatic invertebrates so they said they wouldn't spray over the intertidal zone, so are these areas they're avoiding? and purple is what they're spraying?
Have you been sprayed yet?
Have you been sprayed yet?
The map came from the CDFA
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/lbam_main.html
Monterey County has already been sprayed, but tonight might be the first spraying in Santa Cruz County.
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/lbam_main.html
Monterey County has already been sprayed, but tonight might be the first spraying in Santa Cruz County.
From the CDFA website:
TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS MOTHS, CALL TOLL-FREE: 1-800 491-1899
(http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/lbam_main.html)
Are the moths terrorists?!! Is this why they got funding from Homeland Security?!! What the hell is going on here?!!
TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS MOTHS, CALL TOLL-FREE: 1-800 491-1899
(http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/lbam_main.html)
Are the moths terrorists?!! Is this why they got funding from Homeland Security?!! What the hell is going on here?!!
From the post above:
Buy food that is not grown locally or wash very well in cold water before eating. Remember to use gloves. (while eating?)
All playing areas for children including toys should be washed before use or should be avoided if you decide not to wash. Wait at least 30 days before use if you decide not to wash. (And then wait another 30 days since the next spraying happened already.)
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I have a couple of suggestions:
1) Find a way to get doctors to record the symptoms of people who can't afford to see a doctor. People who can afford to see a doctor are more likely to be in well sealed houses, nevermind outdoors, like the homeless. Maybe the Western Service Workers could organize a free clinic or something. They sometimes have free clinics. I called them just now and they said they don't have a clinic for this specific purpose set up. So someone else will have to do it. Will the county do it? Who then?
2) This spraying is a wakeup call to many people who have not faced the specter of things such as fumigation going on in strawberry fields that are right next to their kid's school and so on. Now is a good time to become aware of the larger problem of pesticide spraying and how it affects people you may not be familliar with, such as the farm workers and so on. The whole culture in the US needs to slow down and take a closer look at things before they do stupid things such as insist on spraying a "pest" that wasn't even known to exist in the area until very recently.
From this document:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/lba_moth/downloads/LBAM_IPM_UCDavis.pdf
It seems clear that there is cause to classify the LBAM as a serious pest, though the document points out that the climate in much of CA does not represent optimal living conditions for the moth. (70% humidity and 60 degrees F average temp are optimum conditions for the moth.) However, it also seems clear that the people doing the spraying don't know if the mating disruption technique will even work in CA. An excerpt is reprinted below:
Pheromone Mating Disruption. Female moths commonly emit chemicals known as pheromones to attract males to them for mating. Many pheromones have been chemically analyzed and can be synthetically produced. Some pheromones are highly specific, attracting only one species, and others are more general in nature, attracting more than one insect species. Pheromone specificity is gained by varying mixtures of the chemical components. LBAM pheromone has two key components. Both components must be present for the material to be highly attractive to LBAM males and effective as a mating disruption tool. Man-made pheromones are used with traps to monitor moth activity, for trapping moths for control, and for interfering with the ability of male moths to locate females for mating.
As greater numbers of females go unmated within an area, fewer fertilized eggs will be laid to produce a new generation of offspring. Mating can be disrupted by saturating the air with large quantities of pheromone, thereby interfering with the ability of males to follow aerial scent trails to emitting females.
Many factors influence the success and cost of mating disruption. These include access to enough pheromone to saturate targeted areas; a practical and inexpensive method to dispense pheromone over long periods such as weeks or months; correct timing of the pheromone release; the inability of affected males to locate females within the treated area; low densities of the target pest; and low wind speeds.
Mating disruption is commonly used in California fruit orchards for peach twig borer, oriental fruit moth, and codling moth. Mating disruption has not worked well with various leafroller species. However, in Australia LBAM has been managed in citrus, grapes, and other crop systems using mating disruption. Research is needed to determine if LBAM mating disruption would be successful and feasible in California. Currently, novel strategies to employ synthetic pheromones for LBAM suppression are being investigated in Australia and New Zealand, ******and these may be available in the future for California.*****
Buy food that is not grown locally or wash very well in cold water before eating. Remember to use gloves. (while eating?)
All playing areas for children including toys should be washed before use or should be avoided if you decide not to wash. Wait at least 30 days before use if you decide not to wash. (And then wait another 30 days since the next spraying happened already.)
********************************
I have a couple of suggestions:
1) Find a way to get doctors to record the symptoms of people who can't afford to see a doctor. People who can afford to see a doctor are more likely to be in well sealed houses, nevermind outdoors, like the homeless. Maybe the Western Service Workers could organize a free clinic or something. They sometimes have free clinics. I called them just now and they said they don't have a clinic for this specific purpose set up. So someone else will have to do it. Will the county do it? Who then?
2) This spraying is a wakeup call to many people who have not faced the specter of things such as fumigation going on in strawberry fields that are right next to their kid's school and so on. Now is a good time to become aware of the larger problem of pesticide spraying and how it affects people you may not be familliar with, such as the farm workers and so on. The whole culture in the US needs to slow down and take a closer look at things before they do stupid things such as insist on spraying a "pest" that wasn't even known to exist in the area until very recently.
From this document:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/lba_moth/downloads/LBAM_IPM_UCDavis.pdf
It seems clear that there is cause to classify the LBAM as a serious pest, though the document points out that the climate in much of CA does not represent optimal living conditions for the moth. (70% humidity and 60 degrees F average temp are optimum conditions for the moth.) However, it also seems clear that the people doing the spraying don't know if the mating disruption technique will even work in CA. An excerpt is reprinted below:
Pheromone Mating Disruption. Female moths commonly emit chemicals known as pheromones to attract males to them for mating. Many pheromones have been chemically analyzed and can be synthetically produced. Some pheromones are highly specific, attracting only one species, and others are more general in nature, attracting more than one insect species. Pheromone specificity is gained by varying mixtures of the chemical components. LBAM pheromone has two key components. Both components must be present for the material to be highly attractive to LBAM males and effective as a mating disruption tool. Man-made pheromones are used with traps to monitor moth activity, for trapping moths for control, and for interfering with the ability of male moths to locate females for mating.
As greater numbers of females go unmated within an area, fewer fertilized eggs will be laid to produce a new generation of offspring. Mating can be disrupted by saturating the air with large quantities of pheromone, thereby interfering with the ability of males to follow aerial scent trails to emitting females.
Many factors influence the success and cost of mating disruption. These include access to enough pheromone to saturate targeted areas; a practical and inexpensive method to dispense pheromone over long periods such as weeks or months; correct timing of the pheromone release; the inability of affected males to locate females within the treated area; low densities of the target pest; and low wind speeds.
Mating disruption is commonly used in California fruit orchards for peach twig borer, oriental fruit moth, and codling moth. Mating disruption has not worked well with various leafroller species. However, in Australia LBAM has been managed in citrus, grapes, and other crop systems using mating disruption. Research is needed to determine if LBAM mating disruption would be successful and feasible in California. Currently, novel strategies to employ synthetic pheromones for LBAM suppression are being investigated in Australia and New Zealand, ******and these may be available in the future for California.*****
Planes have been flying low and frequently over Granite Creek Road (Scotts Valley / Santa Cruz) tonight. Sounds like they've begun.
This is the owner of the company behind the spraying. Perhaps we can boycott all the products his holding companies sell.
For more information:
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x9201.xml
For a more complete discussion and to read the e-mail I received from CDFA, AFTER THE SPRAYING, please visit
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/09/18459506.php .
In that post I explain what to do if you experience mild or tolerable symptoms but don't think you can afford to see a doctor. If you experience significant or severe symptoms don't hesitate to visit the emergency room. They have to admit you even if you can't afford to pay.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/09/18459506.php .
In that post I explain what to do if you experience mild or tolerable symptoms but don't think you can afford to see a doctor. If you experience significant or severe symptoms don't hesitate to visit the emergency room. They have to admit you even if you can't afford to pay.
For more information:
http://www.pagesincolor.com
Birds wash up on south county shores after ‘mystery spill’
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/13/18460878.php
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/13/18460878.php
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