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Midge Spraying with Bti Along the Chesapeake Bay Poses Lifetime Risks
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Midge Spraying with Bti Along the Chesapeake Bay Poses Lifetime Risks
For many waterfront property owners along the Chesapeake Bay, spring brings a familiar nuisance: aerial spraying by helicopters flying as low as 50 feet above the water, applying a naturally occurring soil bacterium as a biological ‘cosmetic’ pesticide to control midge flies.Swarms of the non biting midges (Chironomidae) rise from Maryland’s Back River, Middle River, Bird River, and the tidal Gunpowder. Unlike mosquitoes, midges do not bite, and…
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