Spraying away mosquito risk
Leaders divided on value of insecticide

True story: When I was a kid, we used to play in the insecticide wake of the mosquito-spraying truck. I think this says a lot about me.

Anyway, the guy at the Public Health office seems to think that widespread spraying doesn't protect public health, and that it's more important to eliminate standing water and spray breeding areas. (He may not have known about kids playing in the insecticide.) I dunno. Near where I grew up there were areas that were basically swamp. Unless you drain them (not environmentally recommended) I don't see how you can keep mosquitoes from breeding there.