Push for Spraying for Ticks in Loudoun County
Parents concerned about risk of insecticides
Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 | Updated 8:19 AM EDT
Darcy Spencer
Officials
in Loudoun County will decide whether to spray parks and playground
areas with an insecticide that kills ticks that carry lyme disease.
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A commission in Loudoun County wants to spray insecticides on the grounds of local parks to reduce the spread of Lyme disease.
Loudoun County leads Virginia in cases of Lyme disease, accounting for about 25 percent of the state's total.
In a meeting Wednesday night, the
Loudoun Lyme Commission voted to recommend the spraying. The board of
supervisors will consider the recommendation Monday.
Some county residents are concerned about the health risks of spraying insecticide.
Dr. Samuel Shor, who heads the
commission, said the risk from spraying the parks where children play
and near the schools in which they learn is low.
