KZMU News: Wednesday June 26, 2019

In response to an incredible mosquito year – coupled with incredible public pressure – Moab’s Mosquito Abatement District plans to spray chemical fog near the wetlands tonight around 9pm. Because fogging kills all kinds of insects, not just mosquito larvae, local beekeepers have been notified and plan to protect and cover their hives. The district’s director says they do not plan to fog neighborhoods tonight. Learn more about mosquitoes on today’s news, as well as a contemplation on silence and ecology from our partners at Utah Public Radio. 

Moab Sun News article, “Mosquito spraying planning on Wednesday” –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_1ec7250e-979b-11e9-878d-fb29894cae5c.html?fbclid=IwAR29UAT_mdAKnAk51b7kV0k2VyLPtCRTiDSM9JgwMeFXJ9BD1ZnmtjjBJs8

The Times Independent article, “Nance declares war on mosquitoes” –

The chemical fog includes permethrin, more on that compound here –

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/archive/Permtech.html?fbclid=IwAR1jtHMZXQEtk0Et_YgSZP6CAuPIJhJ41BLPy8MOh1EcnfFunW57SamqS7c