Eastern Middlesex Mosquito Control Project: stop spraying in West Roxbury

Dear Eastern Middlesex Mosquito Control Project,

Please leave West Roxbury until you can do your job safely.

A friend of mine reports that you have begun spraying the streets of West Roxbury for mosquitoes this week without any prior notification- or consent. Considering that you (and Suffolk County Mosquito Control) were kicked out neighboring Jamaica Plain a decade ago by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, and then permanently so by Boston Parks and Recreation, I find it stunning that you would use the same toxic materials in West Roxbury. Please explain why you are able- not just required, but able- to use safer alternatives in one part of town but unable to do in another? Is it because you think people care more in one place than the other? I would have to say that you are wrong.

Believe me- I understand how dangerous tick-borne diseases can be. A friend’s sibling has been living with Lyme disease for over a decade, and the effects have been devastating to her and her family. I applaud, therefore, your mission to control mosquitoes. But I now demand that you do it safely in all parts of Boston- no, in all parts of Massachusetts.

Will you do the right thing?

Deb Nam-Krane

In case they don’t, here is their number: Tel: (781) 899 5730

While we’re at it, here is the number for the Mayor’s hotline: (617) 635 4000

And please contact councilors Matt O’Malley, Felix Arroyo, John Connolly, Ayanna Pressley and Steve Murphy