Honeybee theory

[Jdarg]

He baited me

Go to bed . You are slaughtering innocent fish in the early morning.;-)

 

[30A Skunkape]

Go to bed . You are slaughtering innocent fish in the early morning.;-)

Damn right.

 

[Miss Kitty]

He baited me

How is it that I have sprayed 2 cans of toxic poison on the yellowjackets in the lamb's ear (dead) and they are still there?

 

[30A Skunkape]

How is it that I have sprayed 2 cans of toxic poison on the yellowjackets in the lamb's ear (dead) and they are still there?

Yeah, but you will probably get leukemia now, or so I hear.

 

[Kurt]

Actually, I don't have a theory-I know that the spray whacks yellow flies and those biting gnats. I think that if you kill three menacing pests for the price of one, it is a victory for the taxpayers...and make no mistake, if the population of biting pests was left unchecked, you would have fewer taxpayers to foot the bill for everything. That is my theory, anyway.

How do you know the poison also kills yellow flies and gnats? Do you really believe that only three types of life forms are killed by fumigation?

I would find it very odd if the poison sprayed in SoWal only kills the life you find objectionable.

I am not advocating abolition of pest control but rather being cautious and using the safest and best methods available. As a newcomer to SoWal you may not yet realize that things that happen here are not always the best for taxpayers. That is more than theory.

 

[30A Skunkape]

How do you know the poison also kills yellow flies and gnats? Do you really believe that only three types of life forms are killed by fumigation?

I would find it very odd if the poison sprayed in SoWal only kills the life you find objectionable.

I am not advocating abolition of pest control but rather being cautious and using the safest and best methods available. As a newcomer to SoWal you may not yet realize that things that happen here are not always the best for taxpayers. That is more than theory.

No doubt that spray kills many things beyond three types of insects, I don't dispute that. However, just by observation, it does not look like pest control of this nature is clearly related to wholesale elimination of any species of native invertebrate, much less vertebrate. And while I may be new to Walton county, I have with the exception of four years of my life lived south of I-10, and know what a miserable bind we would be in if we didn't eliminate biting pests. And as a former resisdent of the most corrupt state in the Union, I know that we need to make sure our taxes are spent in a responsible fashion. Now I am going to bed, good night SOWAL and beyond

 

[Smiling JOe]

And yours regarding killing every vertebrate and invertebrate...?

I never said that. ;-) I mentioned the poisons killing other insects, and possibly causing other health-related problems in other animals, including humans.

 

[30A Skunkape]

I never said that. ;-) I mentioned the poisons killing other insects, and possibly causing other health-related problems in other animals, including humans.

Yes, I was PUI'ng. Here is the last thing i am going to say (hold the applause) on this subject because the horse is scary dead. I don't think there is a danger of killing off any large population of insects and other invertebrates via insecticides. Remember, the insects, arachnids, crustaceans and other arthropods were all over the planet way before the first tunicate type critter decieded to pop out a notochord, and were around on the order of millions of years before the smallest dinosaurs arrived...and they are still thriving. And if I were a betting man, I would put my money on them inheriting the planet after whatever the next doomsday event is. In fact, we couldn't eradicate a species of insect, much less numerous species, if we set out to do that on purpose-no way, it couldn't be done.

I appreciate your concerns about the health related effects on humans and other larger animals. You are doing a good thing by making sure the county applies these poisons as directed, and we all need to use common sense with home application. With that said, the data shows that when used according to label instruction, the insecticides are safe.

Now, I am going fishing. You guys have a great day and enjoy whatever it is you are up to today!

 

[Kurt]

Skunky, who said anything about eradicating a species? How many members of a species have to die before you deem it unwise? At what point is a food chain and ecosystem permanently damaged? I don't know the answers to these and many more questions but you seem to, so please don't stop posting about the subject, and be sure to attend the meetings and educate the rest of us.

In fact, we couldn't eradicate a species of insect, much less numerous species, if we set out to do that on purpose-no way, it couldn't be done.

Then again, when you make such a sweeping statement like this, maybe better that you stay silent. No offense brother but they sound like infamous last words to me.

 

[Smiling JOe]

...making sure the county applies these poisons as directed, and we all need to use common sense with home application. With that said, the data shows that when used according to label instruction, the insecticides are safe.

Good luck fishing.

If the Board of County Commissioners cannot follow their own rules, what makes you think that a person, mixing and spraying poisons all throughout SoWal, making maybe $10/hour, is actually going to apply the poisons exactly as directed?


Regarding the other comment that man couldn't eliminate an entire species of insects, I'm sure you are right, just like man couldn't eliminate the Bald Eagle or many other animals. Only when you think that you have NO effect on other living creatures, that is the time you are likely to have the greatest effect on them.