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County will reverse course with mosquito spraying plan |
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Written by Alissa Johnson
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 |
Giving targeted, on-the-ground spraying a shot
Gunnison County will not conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes this summer, opting for a more targeted, on-the-ground approach to season-wide mosquito control. This is a departure from past efforts, which used the aerial application of a Permethrin-based insecticide to squelch the mosquito population before the Fourth of July. The shift comes in response to concerns over the environmental effects of aerial spraying, and is in many ways the result of a simple question: Was there an alternative to aerial spraying? |
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