Hmm, when I was young, (some time ago)in the sixties, we went camping in the South of France every year.There were lagoons that only had very shallow water, but some fish and lots of Pink Flamingos feeding on them. In summer everything was covered by enormous swarms of mosquitos. For many years the local council regularly drove up and down the camping grounds with big trucks, spraying DDT. For days everything including us was covered in white dust. At the time there was no warning, we were told there would be no danger to people, not even children. They said, it was just "insecticide". For days after the spraying there would be dead fish floating on the lakes. They did however solve the mosquito problem, these days there aren't any swarms to be found.
I still wonder about us children, we used to play in the contaminated sand.
I heard about this on ABC's PM the other night. There was a suggestion from someone on the program that it may have been poisoned grain, though I think this was speculation rather than evidence based.
We'll have to wait and see if they announce what the chemical is. Nothing would surprise me. There is a farmer on the Daintree who, locals tell me, poisons crocodiles. Pity the tourist industry.
If its insecticide, one would think it must be very concentrated.
Hmm, when I was young, (some time ago)in the sixties, we went camping in the South of France every year.There were lagoons that only had very shallow water, but some fish and lots of Pink Flamingos feeding on them. In summer everything was covered by enormous swarms of mosquitos. For many years the local council regularly drove up and down the camping grounds with big trucks, spraying DDT. For days everything including us was covered in white dust. At the time there was no warning, we were told there would be no danger to people, not even children. They said, it was just "insecticide". For days after the spraying there would be dead fish floating on the lakes. They did however solve the mosquito problem, these days there aren't any swarms to be found.
I still wonder about us children, we used to play in the contaminated sand.
M-L
I heard about this on ABC's PM the other night. There was a suggestion from someone on the program that it may have been poisoned grain, though I think this was speculation rather than evidence based.
Cheers
Tim
Brisbane
We'll have to wait and see if they announce what the chemical is. Nothing would surprise me. There is a farmer on the Daintree who, locals tell me, poisons crocodiles. Pity the tourist industry.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/pesticide-blamed-for-deaths-of-hundreds-of-wild-birds-20140311-34jbx.html