Mosquitoes and Pollinators

“An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth”

Article from NOFA Mass- Governor Signs Mosquito Control Law Creates Task Force

https://www.nofamass.org/articles/2020/08/policy-update-august-2020-governor-signs-mosquito-control-law-creates-21st-century/

H 937- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H937/BillHistory

S 556- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S556/BillHistory

 

Mosquito Control for the 21^st C. Task Force Meetings

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mosquito-control-for-the-twenty-first-century-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

https://jonesriver.org/facts/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

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/chikungunya-virus

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

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/01/metro/toxic-forever-chemicals-found-pesticide-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

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/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

https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/mosquito/documents/citizensHealthEffectsMosqP.pdf

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

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248963381_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

https://www.hcp4.net/bci/

 

Mosquito Control To Prevent Malaria

https://www.malariasite.com/mosquito-control/

 

Impact of Advocacy

https://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/advocacy/impact-of-advocacy

 

Why Monitor Amphibians?

https://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/wildlife-research-conservation/sanctuary-based-inventory-monitoring/amphibians/why-monitor-amphibians

 

An Ode to Odonates

https://www.massaudubon.org/news-events/publications/explore/past-issues/summer-2018/an-ode-to-odonates

 

About Salamanders

https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/reptiles-amphibians/salamanders/about

 

About Bats

https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/mammals/bats/about  

 

What Eats Mosquitoes?

https://sciencing.com/eats-mosquitoes-8568515.html

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