In an attempt to alleviate the mosquito problem, and thus the West Nile situation, the government is various communities has decided to aerially spray pesticides on the towns. As the article explains, these pesticides are responsible cor Colony Collapse disorder (the ongoing Bee die off), liver toxicity, AND have little to no effect on containing the mosquito epidemic.
I remember a few times, sitting in my bedroom with the window open, reading peacefully. Breaking the silence was the rumbling of the M.A.D. (Mosquito Abatement District) trucks, clumsily coming down the road. They had these hoses on the back, and they would, honest to God, be spraying a pesticide mist right at the houses. I remember watching it creep up the driveway, and even as a goofy kid, I knew this was a really bad idea. I would shut my window just as the mist splashed against window. Common sense. This is not the way to handle this problem.