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Cropdusting. Literally.

Posted August 8, 2005 at 3:30 PM by HeyMeg in The Natural World, West Nile (2 comments)

Wait. It seems that SacRag would be in severe neglect if we all forgot to discuss the fact that our whole town is going to be cropdusted today and tomorrow by the Vector Control Department (I’m not sure what that is but it sounds like a department that only sees action when cropdusting neighborhoods is called for). Apparently this will save us all from West Nile Virus. I’m getting the sense it’s kind of a big deal considering a) they’re coating us in poison; b) Good Day Sacramento said we shouldn’t run our AC tonight and we’re supposed to wash down all outside furniture and keep our pets inside; c) it’s being done by this mysterious “Vector Control.” On one hand I’m not quite motivated enough to do even the minimal research that would be required for a remotely well-formed opinion. On the other hand, I’m thinking maybe the joy of blogging is that you can spout off opinions with or without any substantiation for them. Sooo… I guess I’m not liking the cropdusting. Counterpoint?



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Don said

Yes, apparently they used a carcinogen to kill the mosquitos. In other words, a cancer poison to protect us from the bug poison. Why not two birds with one stone and just rain acid down on the county to burn every living thing? No mosquitos, no new cancer patients.

posted 8/09/05 at 12:17 pm #

Amanda said

Vector means pest. So Vector control is simply pest control.

posted 8/09/05 at 4:01 pm #


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