“An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth”
Article from NOFA Mass- Governor Signs Mosquito Control Law Creates Task Force
H 937- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H937/BillHistory
S 556- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S556/BillHistory
Mosquito Control for the 21st C. Task Force Meetings
Co-Sponsors of Legislation-H. 937–AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY ESTABLISHING AN ECOLOGICALLY BASED MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE COMMONWEALTH
Lead Sponsors:
Representative Tami Gouveia
Senator Adam Hinds
Co-sponsors:
Representative Carmine Gentile
Representative Nika Elugardo
Senator Jamie Eldridge
Representative Lindsay Sabadosa
Representative Dan Sena
Co-Sponsors: HOUSE 937
Co-Sponsors H 937
Tami L. Gouveia 14th Middlesex 2/17/2021
Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden 2/17/2021
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex 2/24/2021
Nika C. Elugardo 15th Suffolk 2/26/2021
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 3/8/2021
SENATE 556
Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire 2/16/2021
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 3/8/2021
Mass Audubon- Conservation, Advocacy, Priority Legislation: Mosquitoes
https://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/advocacy/priority-legislation/mosquitoes
Mosquitoes FAQs
https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/insects-arachnids/mosquitoes
How We Combat Mosquitos and Steps to Avoid Wide Area Pesticide Application
Mosquitos and Pesticides
https://communityactionworks.org/issues/pesticides/
National Pesticide Information Center- Mosquitos
http://npic.orst.edu/pest/mosquito/index.html
West Nile Virus –Facts
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/west-nile-virus-wnv
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/eee-eastern-equine-encephalitis
Mosquitos in Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/eee-eastern-equine-encephalitis
Zika Virus
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/zika-information-for-the-public
Chikungunya virus
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment- A Report on Mosquito Pesticide Spraying
https://www.uphe.org/priority-issues/mosquito-pesticide-spraying/
Current West Nile Virus and EEE activity and Risk Maps in Massachusetts (June-Oct.)
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-arbovirus-update
Arbovirus Surveillance Plan and Historical Data
https://www.mass.gov/lists/arbovirus-surveillance-plan-and-historical-data
Mosquito Control Projects and Districts in Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mosquito-control-projects-and-districts
Massachusetts Mosquito Control Projects and Districts
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mosquito-control-projects-and-districts
Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Spraying
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mosquito-control-and-spraying
Anvil 10+10 pesticide safety data sheet
https://www.clarke.com/filebin/productpdf/anvil1010-msds.pdf
Massachusetts Aerial Mosquito Spray Map
https://massnrc.org/spray-map/Region/List
Mass. Aerial Mosquito Spray comment/complaint link
https://massnrc.org/spray-map/contact-us
Central Mass. Mosquito Pesticide Spray Exclusion
https://www.cmmcp.org/pesticide-information/pages/pesticide-exclusion
Per the EPA, “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s. PFOA and PFOS have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals. Both chemicals are very persistent in the environment and in the human body – meaning they don’t break down and they can accumulate over time. There is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse human health effects.” https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas
Boston Globe- EPA Finds Toxic Compounds In Mosquito Spray https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/15/metro/epa-finds-toxic-compounds-mosquito-spray-used-mass-maker-will-change-packaging/
Boston Globe- Toxic Forever Chemicals Found Pesticides Used Millions Mass Acres When Spraying Mosquitos
Senator Jo Comerford A Wake Up Call for All Of Us: PFAS In Mosquito Spray
https://senatorjocomerford.org/a-wake-up-call-for-all-of-us-pfas-in-mosquito-spray/
Persistent Pollutants: PFAS Found in Mosquito Spray https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/PFAS-found-mosquito-spray-used/98/i47
Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Contains PFAS
https://www.peer.org/aerially-sprayed-pesticide-contains-pfas/
Children’s Health Defense-Mosquito Control Pesticides Contain Cancer Causing PFAS Chemicals
Ecowatch.com- PFAS in Aerial Pesticides
https://www.ecowatch.com/pfas-aerial-pesticides-2649108690.html
EENEWS
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063726787
Beyond Pesticides- Health Effects of Mosquito Control Pesticides
Beyond Pesticides- Mosquitos and Insect Borne Diseases: An Overview
https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/mosquitos-and-insect-borne-diseases/overview
Mosquito Borne Disease Prevention
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/mosquito-borne-disease-prevention
Personal Protection Measures Against Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Other Arthropods
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26900115/
Ten Natural Ingredients That Repel Mosquitos
https://www.healthline.com/health/kinds-of-natural-mosquito-repellant
What Are The Best Natural Mosquito Repellents?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325337
Natural Mosquito Repellents That Work (Plus Plants That Repel Mosquitoes)
https://howigetridof.com/plants-that-repel-mosquitoes/
Consumer Reports Evaluates Natural Insect Repellents
https://www.consumerreports.org/insect-repellent/do-natural-insect-repellents-work/
Protect Yourself From Mosquitos
https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/Animal—Insects/Protect-Yourself-From-Mosquitoes/
Living With Mosquitoes
https://bouldercolorado.gov/ipm/living-with-mosquitoes
Mosquitoes and Insect Borne Diseases-An Overview
https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/mosquitos-and-insect-borne-diseases/overview
Mosquito Control Around Homes and In Communities
https://entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/mosquito-control-around-homes-and-in-communities/
Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on Target and Nontarget Organisms: A Review of Laboratory and Field Experiments
Indirect effects of bioinsecticides on the nontarget fauna: The Camargue experiment calls for future research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1146609X11001792
Red flag for green spray: adverse trophic effects of Bti on breeding birds
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01821.x
2020 American Eel Mosquito Control Highlights (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpPpBwZ_s8A&t=2s
American Eels and Mosquito Control: A Holistic Solution to a Global Problem (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2MBn7JTIlo
Biological Control of Mosquito Vectors: Past, Present, and Future
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198200/
Penn State University-Mosquito Biology and Control
https://extension.psu.edu/mosquito-biology-and-control
Rutgers University- Mosquito biology
http://vectorbio.rutgers.edu/outreach/moslife.php
Biological Control Initiative for Mosquitos-Harris County, Texas
Mosquito Control To Prevent Malaria
https://www.malariasite.com/mosquito-control/
https://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/advocacy/impact-of-advocacy
https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/reptiles-amphibians/salamanders/about
https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/mammals/bats/about
What Eats Mosquitoes?
Opt Out of Broadcast Mosquito Spraying- MASSACHUSETTS
https://www.nofamass.org/articles/2020/08/opt-out-of-broadcast-mosquito-spraying/
Exclusions from Wide Area Pesticide Applications in Massachusetts
Requests must be submitted to MDAR either via first class mail or through an online form
https://www.mass.gov/exclusions-from-wide-area-pesticide-applications
Central Massachusetts Mosquito Pesticide Spray Exclusion
https://www.cmmcp.org/pesticide-information/pages/pesticide-exclusion
Five Steps to Stop the Spraying
https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/mosquito/documents/Stopthespraying.pdf
Safer Mosquito Management
https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/mosquitos-and-insect-borne-diseases/tools-for-change
When Residents Say No To Aerial Mosquito Spraying
https://undark.org/2019/10/25/when-residents-say-no-to-aerial-mosquito-spraying/
Opting Out of Toxic Mosquito Spraying
https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/blog/2020/08/opting-out-toxic-mosquito-spraying
NOFA-Mass https://www.nofamass.org/
Community Action Works https://communityactionworks.org/about-us/
Beyond Pesticides https://www.beyondpesticides.org/
Conservation Law Foundation https://www.clf.org/
EcoHealth Advocates https://www.facebook.com/ecohealthadvocates
Ipswich River Watershed https://www.ipswichriver.org/about-us/
Jones River Watershed https://jonesriver.org/jrwa/
LEAD for Pollinators https://leadforpollinators.org/
Mass. Association Of Conservation Commissions https://www.maccweb.org/page/AboutUs
Mass Audubon https://www.massaudubon.org/
Massachusetts Beekeepers Association https://www.massbee.org/
Mass Rivers Alliance https://www.massriversalliance.org/
OARS https://www.oars3rivers.org/about
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) https://www.peer.org/
Regeneration Massachusetts https://www.facebook.com/marighttoknowgmos/
Sierra Club-Massachusetts https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts