Barbara Garris
St. Augustine
Publication Date: 08/11/09
Editor: I live in an area of many large trees and there have always been hundreds of beautiful birds in this area. They provide many hours of pleasure; watching and listening to their songs.
Several days ago, I noticed that the birds have almost disappeared. No mockingbirds, blue jays, cardinals or sparrows. Only a very few left.
No frogs, butterflies, bees, very few wasps on the ground.
Some time ago there was an intense spraying of the whole county with something known as Dibrom. This spraying was done for a period of eight days by the Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
Of course, the mosquitoes have almost disappeared as well; which probably makes some people very happy. I would rather have the birds and deal with the mosquitoes.
I would like an answer as to when this topic spray will be gone, if ever.
The commissioners should never do this again. They should find a better option or go back to what the district was doing this before.
If this Dibrom can hurt these creatures, it's possible other animals can be hurt as well.
I'm sure that the district had had endless calls complaining about mosquitoes, but that's no reason to subject the whole county to this toxic spray.
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