[TN-Bird] West Nile/Mosquito Spraying/Dangerous Cattails
- From: Jon Mann <dback_jon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 18:40:28 -0700 (PDT)
One of our local "News" Stations had a piece tonight
on one Bellevue subdivision concerned about West Nile
Virus.
http://www.wsmv.com/ - go to Bellevue Neighborhood -
West Nile video to see the piece.
The neighborhood "Riverwalk", is located on the
Harpeth River, and they are complaining about
mosquitos, and believe the problem is from a small
area of cattails, and a storm water basin created when
the subdivision was built. The basin holds water
year-round, and is one of the few spots in Nashville
that you can occasionally find shorebirds at. The
neighbors want the basin drained, and larvicide
sprayed everywhere along the river, in the basin, etc.
Questions - are cattails really a problem? Metro
seems to want to get rid of them wherever they pop up.
What are the best ways to educate the public on how
dangerous wholesale spraying is bad for the
environment?
Any other comments on the piece would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon Mann
Nashville, TN
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