Category: Pesticides

” The association between the use of pyriproxyfen and microcephaly has no scientific basis.” Continue reading Conspiracy Theories About Zika Spread Through Brazil With the Virus

But a vaccine is at last 18 months away. Let’s kill the mosquitos now. Continue reading Zika Virus Test Is ‘Weeks, Not Years’ Away, W.H.O. Says

Someone is claiming insecticides don’t work. Continue reading Prepare for ‘Guerrilla Warfare’ With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes, Experts Warn

Mosquitoes are primary means of transmission, and Florida has lots of those. Continue reading Health officials warn of potential Zika outbreak in Florida

There have been no cases where the virus has been spread by mosquitoes in the U.S. Continue reading Zika now in 20 states

Just appalling. Continue reading Bioethicist in NYTimes: Zika a reason to kill babies in Latin America

Some ‘Catholics’ want to kill babies, not mosquitoes. Continue reading Abortion and the Zika Virus

“So more research would need to be done to determine if Zika can be transmitted via kissing.” Continue reading Brazil Finds Zika Virus in Human Urine and Saliva, but Risk Is Unclear

Okay, but kill the mosquitoes, anyway. Nothing good comes from them. Continue reading Microcephaly’s Connection With Zika: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

“It may only be a matter of time” — or not. Continue reading Why isn’t Zika causing birth defects in Colombia?

Sorry, the Aedes aegypti predates global warming. Continue reading Claim: Higher Temperatures Make Zika Mosquito Spread Disease More

And DDT would be the safest and most effective mosquito control. Continue reading NYTimes: Mosquito control most effective against Zika