Член совета Pearland требует от округа Brazoria раскрыть состав инсектицидов для борьбы с комарами

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas – A Pearland City Council member is requesting Brazoria County officials to be more transparent about the pesticides used during mosquito control operations, following a 2 Helps You report about the deaths of millions of bees in the county this summer. Layni Cade traveled to the Brazoria County Commissioners Court in Angleton on Tuesday to request that the county publicly disclose the pesticides being used in its mosquito spraying operations. The request comes after 2 Helps You previously reported on concerns from a local beekeeper who said mosquito spraying operations have contributed to the deaths of millions of bees in Brazoria County. One of the concerns raised in that report was that Brazoria County does not publicly identify the pesticides it uses for mosquito control unlike neighboring Fort Bend and Harris counties. Both counties have the information clearly posted online. Cade said she asked county officials to provide residents with more information through the county’s mosquito control website. “I requested that they please consider adding the names of the pesticides, the labels of the pesticides to the county’s mosquito control webpage, similar to Fort Bend County, Harris County, which Pearland is also served by. We’re in three counties, you know.” Cade said the request was prompted directly by the previous 2 Helps You report. When asked whether the report was what prompted her to take action, Cade responded, “Yeah, it is.” The council member later explained, “I saw your report and then I was like, OK, we have to do something.” Cade’s request is focused on giving residents access to information about exactly what is being sprayed by the county. Need help? If you’ve hit a roadblock, have a consumer issue or simply don’t know where to turn, 2 Helps You is here to listen and potentially help. We shouldn’t be your first call, but we sure don’t mind being your last. Feel free to contact investigator Mario Diaz through the 2 Helps You Help Desk.