Stop Aerial Spraying In Sacramento and Yolo Counties
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Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District will begin aerial spraying of insecticides in Sacramento County on Monday, August 8, 2005 to reduce adult mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. 125 square miles are slated to be sprayed 3 nights in a row and then more spraying is planned for the days following although a map of those areas has not yet been provided to the public. Residents were given little notice and no input in this decision that affects the entire community. The risks of massive area spraying outweigh the potential short term benefits.
The county's plan for aerial spraying will do more harm than good.
1. Beneficial insects and animals that eat mosquitoes and are important to the ecosystem will also be greatly affected by the pesticides.
2. The mosquitoes that do survive the spraying will likely develop resistance to the insecticide so future spraying will be even less effective and require stronger more dangerous chemicals creating a vicious cycle.
3. The million dollars the county is spending on aerial spraying could be better spent on safer more effective methods of reducing mosquito populations.
4. Aerial spraying of insecticides is risky to our health. No one knows the long term effects of such a vast spray campaign. The chemicals in the insecticides have never been tested on women or children and have never been tested for any long term effects. They will stay in the environment long after the spraying is completed.
We the undersigned oppose aerial spraying of insecticides. We urge the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District to stop the aerial spraying.
The county's plan for aerial spraying will do more harm than good.
1. Beneficial insects and animals that eat mosquitoes and are important to the ecosystem will also be greatly affected by the pesticides.
2. The mosquitoes that do survive the spraying will likely develop resistance to the insecticide so future spraying will be even less effective and require stronger more dangerous chemicals creating a vicious cycle.
3. The million dollars the county is spending on aerial spraying could be better spent on safer more effective methods of reducing mosquito populations.
4. Aerial spraying of insecticides is risky to our health. No one knows the long term effects of such a vast spray campaign. The chemicals in the insecticides have never been tested on women or children and have never been tested for any long term effects. They will stay in the environment long after the spraying is completed.
We the undersigned oppose aerial spraying of insecticides. We urge the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District to stop the aerial spraying.
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246 signatures
Goal: 100
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21 December 2015
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15 November 2015
10 October 2015
4 August 2015
241.
Bryan P
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Stop compromising our health without public consent and approval
Address
2278 Newcastle Gap Drive
City
Gold River
zipcode
95670
30 June 2015
240.
Virginia P
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To spray the citizens of Sacramento with chemicals without (at the very least) notice and an opportunity to comment is a flagrant violation of due process.
Address
2732 Marty Way
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95818
18 June 2015
239.
Sue G
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If sprayed, nobody is an organic gardener and will not have organic produce to eat. This type of action affects all life in this area and has long term negative consequences. This is very very wrong!
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95819
10 June 2015
238.
Michael M
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I am sure that million dollars is going to be going into the pockets of the people making the plan to spray.
Address
В
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95816
1 June 2015
237.
Cherryl W
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I am not convinced there is imminent threat that would necessitate spraying. Only 1% of mosquitos are actually infected with WNV (according to Sac. County Vector control website). Further diminishing that risk is that 1% of the people who get bitten by a
30 May 2015
18 May 2015
6 May 2015
234.
Lonna M
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Spraying heavily here in Sacramento, Ca on Mothers Day 2009.
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95820
11 April 2015
233.
Maureen M
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In any other country, this would be known as chemical warfare.
City
Elk Grove
zipcode
95758
7 February 2015
21 January 2015
231.
Zevyn P
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You are killing the good bugs too. What you are doing is wrong.
Address
3330 Kordes Way
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95826
25 December 2014
9 December 2014
229.
Jane Salinas
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STOP SPRAYING HUMANS WITH PESTICIDES. PESTICIDES ARE FOR INSECTS, NOT HUMANS.
City
Elk Grove
zipcode
95758
2 December 2014
228.
Kristen S
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SYMVCD, You do not have my permission to spray me, my pets, or my property!
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95819
26 November 2014
227.
Stephen P
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Impeach Bush and Jan Scully and then spray them with pest control.
Address
Marty Way
City
Sacramento
zipcode
95818
3 November 2014
226.
Randi R
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I don't like feeling like a biological experiment.
Address
К
City
sacramento
zipcode
95835
28 October 2014
8 October 2014
9 September 2014
2 September 2014
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