The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-29


basket One county goes bankrupt
because il owns 90 many spray
planes. Another falls because 4 ex-
poets chemical control TO Be the
only answer. Where successful pro-
grams are IL operation, about s.
per cent of all labor and money Il
expended for permanent control
measures. Laryiciding and adult
Gliding are coordinated 10 reduce
the mosquito population from areas
which continue to produce. !"
/ so we say. why not use some
Of the money for other than fog
ging operations which are trans
lent at best. Is not the Commission
putting "all its eggs h one bas.
ket?"
"We have constantly asked that
q percentage Of the available mon.
ey be put into permanent control.
We have been told that the fog
I ging win continue. Il IL obvious
that with , more Of these noisy
machines lthat are waking the peo-
pie at al hours Of the night We
can expect no permanent relief.
''(7l In the Commission report
(page 81 II says. TWO very stra-
teaic culverts were also maintain
ed by the District" We ask. !.
where are they?" II two can be
maintained what about having
some more?
/ ''(s) The same Commission re-
port lpage 81 says: ALSO il the
interest Of permanent control. the
District. in conjunction with the
Monroe County Health Department,
conducted . survey Of varied re-
ceptacIes responsible for c. gum
quefasciatus breeding Of the island
lOf Key West. 2 This Ii commend
able. But, Why not use our Health
Department and our District to do
some Of this type Of work il other
than Key Westl
"(9l The report (page ~ tells Of
biological control. use Of larvae
eating fish. The report states that
2.sl6 places were so treated. We're
any of these spots in the Upper
Keys? Are these activities includ-
led in the breakdown Of money
spent2
"(I0) The Commissioners states
that the County 10 not broken
down into 3 districts. Yet, in al
reports (including the newspaper
releasel the areas are 50 separat-
/. ed.
4 ''(1l) From time TO time We have
-lhad conferences with members 81
1.-The Commission. On June -, 1852
the Board Of Directors Of the Up
per Keys Chamber Of Commerce
unanimously voted to pay for .
. plane on q test area II the Com
! mission would supply the neces.
sary materials. The Commission
agreed. Later their offer was with
!, drawn.
] "0n May /, 1852 the Board Of Di-
rectors met with members Of the
Z Commission. Two Chamber mem
bers offered TO larvicide in the Ma
itecumbe area II the Commission
would pay for 4 truck and the SER
] vices Of one man. The Commission
agreed. They later withdrew the
offer.
TO aid in larviciding the Up.
per Keys Chamber Of Commerce
lfhas purchased .'tossits" and made
] them available, 1t cost, TO resi-
dents. Records show that they
have helped materially. although
I'VE were told by Commission mem.
hers that they are no good.
4 I'VE have urged that other INST
lhods, IN addition 10 Jogging be
tried. We are ignored.
"(l2) We are told that we viii
Iibuild resistance to insecticides In
] the mosquitoes. Yet. many indiyi-
] duals have practieed both adult
] Gliding and laryiciding and have
.sproven results for periods Of . to
r,4 years. We maintain that . dead
mosquito cannot transmit immuni-
J II. Mosquitoes that are logged with
insufficient amounts and strengths
Of insecticides, enough to kin them,
may readily aid In building up
such an immunity TO insecticides.
Il "(i3) Individual larviciding and
insecticiding, for either comfort or
purposes, cost the people money :
for 4 service the Commission
should provide.
Il "Q4) This Chamber Of Com
merce IS not angry either. We
are Just asking the Commissioners
to have : more open mind about
other methods Of mosquito control.
We ask that they not depend upon
!. logging alone in this area.
I'VE ask that they instruct the
director 10 listen 10 the experien-
lees al highly intelligent people who
reside IN the area. people who have
made Il their business 10 study
methods ID other parts Of the eoun-
try. We urge that the Director ac-
quaint himself with what other
areas are doing and TO read the
scientific reports. We urge that the
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