On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 11:13:45 -0500, "Ted Byers"
wrote:

Frank,
Anyway, this isn't the forum for a detailed treatment of risk analysis and
public health. I just wrote what I did to enable you to effectively deal
with your fears as they impinge on how you deal with your orchids.

Cheers,

Ted


I have to both agree and disagree with you Ted.
I am from Colorado. We were hit the HARDEST of any place with
the West Nile this last year. It kills birds, horses, and
humans. It mimics the flu but is not an easy recovery. It will
be 6-8 months for someone that had a serious case. The saving
grace is mosquitoes are easy to avoid.... stay inside, wear long
sleeves, wear deet, change bird bath water, make sure toys and
pots standing around are not collecting water. It takes 3 days
for the water cycle.

Yes, I know several people who had West Nile. A couple that came
close to dying. One of those was because she went to Washington
state to visit and the Dr. would not believe she had West Nile.

They say that either this year or next our birds will start
showing a natural immunity to it and they will survive to eat the
mosquitoes. So the question is do we have to get thru another
bad year? Some of the worst was along the river where there are
backwater ponds that fill during wet cycles, spring thaw or heavy
rain. Because these areas are mostly pasture, they were not
sprayed as early in the season as they should have been. All
standing water ponds need the floats for mosquito control.
SuE
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