I don't like the idea of aerial sparying.
It is a shotgun approach killing all insects including good mosquitoes.
Thus altering the whole food-chain and ecology of a region.
I would be happier if spraying could be more precise and focused.
Here is an idea that involves NO spraying.
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Darwin mosquito study could have global implications
Posted October 30, 2007 18:28:00
Researchers say a new mosquito study in the Northern Territory will play a key role in reducing debilitating viruses worldwide.
The world first study, taking place in the floodplains around Darwin, is assessing whether controlling swamp vegetation will help reduce the need for costly aerial spraying.
Researchers fear climate change and rising sea levels will heighten the global threat of disease carrying mosquitos. Medical entomologist, Dr Peter Whelan, says simpler and cheaper alternatives to aerial spraying are particularly important in developing nations.
"We're looking at different, alternate methods like burning and slashing the swamp to see if that's going to have an effect on the amount of eggs and the production from those eggs to mosquitos," he said.
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Darwin mosquito study could have global implications ABC Darwin
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Darwin mosquito study could have global implications
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Researchers say a new mosquito study in the Northern Territory will play a key role in reducing debilitating viruses worldwide.
The world first study, taking place in the floodplains around Darwin, is assessing whether controlling swamp vegetation will help reduce the need for costly aerial spraying.
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Darwin mosquito study could have global implications - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
