~ QQ wm

Re: Mosquito Control - 1972, cont'd:

that the aircraft use (either larvaciding or: adulticiding) is restricted
in many areas, that the availability of mosquito breeding sites are
substantial ard not. easily or readily controlled, and that we can
expect a higher than average run-off this year, this method of
operation will not be successful.

The first proposal of hiring students to conduct an intensified
mosquito control ground program was First originated by the Simon
Fraser Health Unit but since adopted ty SPEC as their brain-child.

It is an atiempt by SPSC to eliminazic the use of the reraft in the
application of insecticides. Ironically, they condone the use of the
insecticide for larvaciding purposes. ‘The Sinor! Fraser Health Unit
supportc' the proposal for two sain reasons. (1) It would enable SP
to finally learn about the realities of the problems first hand rather
than regurgitate endlessly from textbooks and unrelated reports,

(2) There appeared little other choice due to the fact that the present
program has becone ineffective as a result of the opposition to the
aircraft use.

Despite my personal belief that the use of students is net the answer
to mosquite control locally, I firmly believe that the student approach
hee merit, Not only would it satisfy the above two reasons sonewhat,
an experimental operation of this sort for one summer would offer
numerous other benefits otherwise not attainable.

A group of students, for example » could effectively and more often

. patrol and inspect a far greater nunbver of mosquito breeding ‘sites then
presently possible. Areas of lesser priority and areas not easily
accessible could be monitored. Minor mosquito breeding sites could be
controlled, which may or may not be substantial in the overall program,
Dus to the predictable problems, the students could more readily serve
and/or answer a far greater number of the public, assessing and
recording the general attitude of the residents directly or indirectly
involved. And most important, the students could be vital in their
general overall assessment of the problems involved and could make
recormendations to Council which could well determine future mosquito
control programs, Furthermore, these students would be most advantageous
throughout the sumer in a series of tests that I will be conducting. It
would be extremely helpful to have some or all of these students assist
in these experiments (for example, aerial and ground tests with FLIT MO;
2R-515, a juvenile hormone mimic; and a number of parasitic organisms
such as Coelomomyces and Memethids).

I‘realize fully that the burden of accepting a financial cost of
$32,000 as proposed through the Opportunities for Youth application is
& great one. Howaver, it might be possible to gain the same end through
the employment of ten students by both Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam on

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a co-operative basis (rather than the previously nronesed ten students

66/Be