IF IT ITCHES ... SCRATCH!! THOUGHTS ON THE 1997 MASSACHUSETTS GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL

GEORGE D. CHRISTIE

Christie Mosquito Control

36 Ewing Road

North Kingstown RI 02852

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ABSTRACT

The revised Generic Environmental Impact Report (GEIR) for Mosquito Control for Massachusetts is in it's final draft and Massachusetts mosquito control programs should be working under its guidelines next breeding season. As revisions editor, I've had a chance to view mosquito control from a number of different angles and will be sharing my thoughts and opinions on current control policies and practices, on some of our conventional wisdoms, and on the types of research that would help mosquito control in New England.