I am in favor of spraying. Hamilton rejoined the Northeast Mosquito Control District after a thorough presntation at town meeting. There were then extensive public hearings by both the Board of Health and Selectmen to set the limited parameters in which spraying would take place. The scientific data is clear that there are no effects on humans or animals other than mosquitios.

41 deaths nationwide is miniscule and shouldn't even be acknowledged as a risk. The threat associated with EEE and WNV is fear mongering. The purpose is to increase viewership for news networks and their digital content components.

There more lepers found in the United States each year than there are folks suffering from WNV in 2012. Cite: http://www.hrsa.gov/hansensdisease/. Leprosy is purportedly transmitted by armadillos, and although 95% of people are immune to leprosy, we still cannot neglect the remaining 5%, hence, we ought to spray armadillocide throughout the country. Makes sense.

In short, I don't support spraying.

SPRAY! I find it hard to believe that Danvers is the ONLY community that has not found EEE. Are they actually testing mosquitos??

I have seen the effects of EEE and West Nile. SPRAY…I wouldn't wish that on my greatest enemy. If it's preventable, do it!

I want to know how they trapped that many Mosquitos so I can do it and kill them. What ever happened to bug zappers?

I do NOT support. Pesticide exposure is linked to Parkinson's disease, hormonal- based cancers (such as breast cancer, prostrate cancer), ADHD, non Hodgkins lymphoma, asthma, and other very serious diseases in humans. These chemicals leach into our water supply, where we end up ingesting these poisons; they are distributed through the air on wind currents, where we breathe these poisons in. These chemicals negatively effect our nervous systems (the same biological process that kills mosquitos via their nervous system). Multiple sprayings are even worse, as there is a cumulative detrimental effect. Mosquito spraying destroys beneficial insects, as well as the birds and bats which are KEY to eliminating mosquito populations. The spraying kills bees which are key to pollination and the ecosystem. The spraying exposes wild animals- as well as to our dogs, cats, horses, cows, goats, sheep, etc- to these dangerous neurotoxins, as well. While the mosquito control/chemical companies profit from these applications, it is certain that the rest of us are victims to their poisoning- much more than any mosquito. The cost of blasting poisons in our neighborhood in an attempt to 'hit' a virus-carrying mosquito FAR exceeds any minimal benefit it may attempt to provide.

Would love to see all the studies that you seem to be so familiar with. FYI the LD50 for permtherin, is less toxic than peanut oil!