I know our local city are hellbent on spraying us again with Anvil (administered by clarke mosquito) this year for the 'dreaded' west nile virus. Ignoring the fact that im not convinced that widespread spraying is necessary to control the disease (locally 4 people out of about 1/2 million showed symptoms of the disease, is that really a problem???) i suggest we need to take extra care of our spiders.
Find out when your local sprayings will occur and ensure your windows are closed. Last year my issue with my goliaths being sick (2 out of 4 died) did coincide with the spraying so this could be a factor (i assumed i had issues with infected crickets but it would be erronous of me to connect any cause and effect).
it would be interesting to see if unexplained T deaths, odd behaviour, sickness occurs more often in areas where spraying occurs. Ask questions at your local city, you will probably be met with a wall of silence, false argument (ive had lots of those including 'well we are surrounded by toxins all the time so its Ok to spray') or astonishment that you are even asking about the issue.
treeweta.
Find out when your local sprayings will occur and ensure your windows are closed. Last year my issue with my goliaths being sick (2 out of 4 died) did coincide with the spraying so this could be a factor (i assumed i had issues with infected crickets but it would be erronous of me to connect any cause and effect).
it would be interesting to see if unexplained T deaths, odd behaviour, sickness occurs more often in areas where spraying occurs. Ask questions at your local city, you will probably be met with a wall of silence, false argument (ive had lots of those including 'well we are surrounded by toxins all the time so its Ok to spray') or astonishment that you are even asking about the issue.
treeweta.