Please read the EPA reports about Permethrin and the fact that it is a studied and known neurotoxin. It is not Pyrethrin a natural product derived from flowers. It is a chemical neurotoxin we are sprayed with from the trucks up to 3 times a week. There are hundreds of residents in South Walton that are opposed to being sprayed by mosquito trucks with permethrin. We are coming together and presenting alternatives to the mosquito problem. We live here. We work here and operate businesses that support the tourism trade. Does anyone really think that South Walton tourists or residents want to be coated with Permethrin or something even more toxic when they are out enjoying the great outdoors or simply allowing their children to play? What about our vibrant ecosystem of coastal dune lakes, birds and animals that is already suffering under the chemical assault we already allow? South Walton Mosquito Control was given a chemical free product that works called Cedarcide. The wealthiest zip codes in our country are testing it this past year. They refused to test it although they have a 500,000 surplus? They admit that mosquitos become resistant to the toxins they are currently using. These very toxins kill the ecosystem that would eat mosquitos that plague us, the birds, the fish, the shellfish, the frogs and every other living organism. This is not radical thinking, this is basic science. Let us all educate ourselves about what is happening in the area we live and love and make a healthy place for all of us to live and raise our children without using neurotoxins to kill mosquitos! Contact SWMCD to make your feelings known. There is a contact list to be notified if they are spraying in your area and you can request a No Spray form for your property to at least protect your immediate property from neurotoxins.
