Palinurus said:Moreover, when I read about this spraying a couple of days ago it was also mentioned that the chemicals used in the USA are not allowed within the EU.Palinurus, are you coming across any reports of chemical spraying on Sint Maarten? The U.S. Air Force is spraying Eastern Texas for " Mosquitoes'?
BUG WARS
Swarmed with mosquitoes after Harvey, Texas calls in the US Air Force
September 13, 2017
https://qz.com/1075935/swarmed-with-mosquitoes-after-harvey-texas-calls-in-the-us-air-force/
Snip:
The Air Force is using naled, which is in the organophosphate category of insecticides, and though widely used in the US, is banned in the EU. The EU decided to ban naled {1} in 2012 out of concern for human health. “The scenarios evaluated in the human health risk assessment as well as in the environmental risk assessment showed a potential and unacceptable risk,” the European Commission wrote in its decision {2}.
American health officials disagree. Both the Centers for Disease Control and the US Environmental Protection Agency stand behind naled, saying the small amount of the insecticide sprayed from planes doesn’t expose people enough to pose a health concern.
Low Level C-130 Spraying Mosquitoes (2013)
{1}
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:126:0012:0012:EN:PDF
{2}
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:126:0012:0012:EN:PDF
Added: Mar 18, 2014
Aerial Spray Training
_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yihne_SnFEM