Mosquito spray is not good for any living thing, he says, but it is not deadly for all organisms. It varies with the animal. Some broader ecological problem with the sound may be at play, French said, because unexplained deaths of crabs and sea urchins also took place in 1999. Bayer, the Maine scientist, would not disagree with any of that. But he still cannot help wondering about last year's spraying of bugs and the effect it may have had on their distant, underwater cousins.
Lobsters use attenae to feel where they're going.
Same with insects. Depending on what stage of their life they are in, the same holds true for insects. Copyright Newsday, Inc. Produced by Newsday Electronic Publishing.