Protest Pesticide Spraying in San Jose and Campbell

Fogging Alert!

Santa Clara County Vector Control just announced their next scheduled spraying this Wednesday, June 15th in Campbell and San Jose (where we will be protesting) starting at 11:00PM.

A map of the treated area is available at http://arcg.is/1YcHNxw .

This is Vector Control's first spraying for this summer. Based on their record the last few years, it won't be the last - unless we stop them!

Date: Wednesday, June 15th 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Location: Corner of Hamilton and Meridian (Near Safeway)
Address: 1530 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125

You, your loved ones, our pets, our wildlife and our
locally grown food supplies are in grave danger! "Fogging" (the spraying of toxic pesticides in neighborhoods), causes seriously harmful health effects, environmental damage and can even kill!

We need your help to make this protest a success. I am counting on YOU to please forward to your mailing lists, Nextdoor, environmental groups, personally call people, and text the protest information.

Our goal is to have over 30 people or more holding signs and passing out flyers to people. We will supply the signs. Feel free to make your own and bring them. Please bring a friend or 2 and/or even your pets!

All ages are welcome. Feel free to wear a bee keeper outfit, dress up as a bee or even wear a mask! The more people that show up the more of an impact we will make!

Please RSVP via email at: healthyalternatives2pesticides@gmail.com or call 408-687-5958

Here is Vector Control's press release: "Adult mosquitoes collected from the 95125, 95124, 95008, and 95118 ZIP code areas of the cities of San José and Campbell have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Weather permitting, the ground fogging operations are scheduled for 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, and will conclude a few hours later. "On Wednesday and Thursday, June 15 and 16, vector control staff will answer questions via a dedicated phone line/voicemail (800-314-2427) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Questions can also be submitted by email to vectorinfo@deh.sccgov.org."

★ Shocking Video Of Toxic Pesticide Fogging In Santa Clara County★

Please Share! Let's make this go viral!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ6_lEMBlN4

In spite of specific instructions from the County Board of Supervisors to find a non-toxic method of controlling West Nile Virus, Vector Control will be spraying areas of Campbell and San Jose this week. Nevertheless and absolutely against the Board directives, Vector Control is now scheduling massive pesticide spraying this Wednesday night!

As stated on the Washington DC official Government website, they don’t spray for mosquitoes (adulticide) because scientific studies show that aerial spraying is not effective and non target and beneficial species such as bees, spiders and the preying mantis are killed as well. Additionally, pesticides residues linger in the environment, causing asthma, cancer and certain birth defects.
http://doh.dc.gov/service/west-nile-virus-overview

The pesticide Vector Control is using is Zenivex E4, “96% undisclosed, trade secret.” It kills bees and the predators of mosquitoes: frogs, fish, birds, mosquito eaters, dragonflies, other mosquito predators including likely bats, leaving just the mosquitoes and black flies to multiply without predators. It does not kill the mosquito larva so mosquitoes rebound within hours. It is 100% counterproductive.

The pesticide Zenivex E4 according to the MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET says:

“HAZARDOUS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS, HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, CAUSES MODERATE EYE IRRITATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYE, SKIN OR CLOTHING”... “toxic to bees, aquatic organisms and invertebrates.”

A very small amount is toxic and hazardous! View the MSDS

https://www.maricopa.gov/EnvSvc/VectorControl/pdf/Zenivex%20E4%20MSDS.pdf