» Rental nesses, or even death?

disease, birth defects, chronic i11
Since scientista, thenselves, cannot agree on the issues involved, the
sclentific ccummity has split into two factions. Gn one side, we have

ezinent scientists (entomologists, dioligists, chenists, Nobel Prize Winners,

etc...) who cay: "Pesticides are a boon to mankind, we could not Live without

them™ and, "That food production will decrease if we do net uss pecticidest’,

On the othe: hand, equally exinent scientists (entozologicta, diclogista,

chenists, Nobel Prize Winners, ote... thst fay pesticides are creeping 2.
insidicus poisone that my well Le a factor in placing M4N in the category

of being an endanrered Species. The nesticice ‘contreversy Pages on as one

after another pesticide is indicted for causing cancer, birth Gefocts, ete...

The elnple trath is that SCIprrste ro NOT HAVE ALL THS ANSWERS. The only .

sensible conzlusioa, > @, the general pudlic, ean draw fron this lack of

knewledge on the part of science as to the effects these wynthetic chentcals 4.

have on man ae a biolegisel entity, is that we cust precee? with the utmost
caution in our handlicg of lethal poirons,

Wo are face? with a dilen: We can not aberJon Dosquito cynt-ol bucauge
mosquitoes DO pose a serious potentia® threat to our health: txo People died
of enserhalitis in British Columbia leat year end the aligns are thet more
deaths might result. We can, either cerry on with a total chemical control
method, in which case the Mosquito will become innune to penticides, OR

we can begin woth a sane and sensible arproach to the problem of mosquito
control by working within 2 bhological framework. ‘ine alternatives may
anpear unpolatable at first because of the cost and time involved, but in
view of the forezaing inform-tdon, it is evident what that cheice has to

bet

RECOMMENDATIONS

That the Federal, and Provincial Goverments should immediately (a) atlocate
Sizeable funds for more Practical research into the types of integrated and
total biological mosquito control as cutlined, and that (b) funds also be
made available to municipalities and districts to help thez initiate
diological or integrated mosquito control prograzs within their respective
boundaries,

That nore control be exercised by Governments over the proliferate use cf
pesticides in general, particularly pesticides. that have been Indicted for
being carcinogenic, teratcgenic, mutagenic, or just too Perilous to the live:
of Canadians, 2

That aunicipalitics innediately phase out mosquito adalticiding by aerial
spraying,

That municipalities immediately establish moaquits larviside control
Programmes using sumer students and unenpleyed persons. (After suitable
training) —

Ixote: Some of the pesticides indteted are registered for use in Cansda
by the Canada Departuent of Agriculture in thetr book "Pesticides listed
by Active Ingredient Registered For Use in Canada Por 1970", prepared by
the Control Products Section, Plant Products Division, Canada Departnent
of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada,