But residents of Monterey and surrounding areas told council members they and their friends have come down with aches, pains, sniffles, sore throats, fevers and influenza-like symptoms in the past week since the spraying took place.

Air Force Maj. Tim Wilcox, a student at the Naval Postgraduate School, said his 11-month-old son got sick the morning after his neighborhood was sprayed Sept. 10 and got worse as the week went by until he was admitted to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for severe respiratory problems.

“I don’t know if the spraying was the cause,” he said. “But it’s a pretty dang good coincidence that it happened when it happened.”

Several adults complained of itching, sneezing, headaches and other problems.

 

Mass hysteria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mass hysteria, also called collective hysteria or collective obsessional behavior, is the sociopsychological phenomenon of the manifestation of the same or similar hysterical symptoms by more than one person. They then may believe they are suffering from a similar disease or ailment

It may begin when a group is affected by an individual becoming hysterical during a period of stress. [2] A person perceiving illness in themselves or others, triggers a similar reaction in other group members. A potential symptom is group nausea, muscle weakness fitting or headache.

See also

* Bandwagon effect
* Collective consciousness
* Collective behavior
* Collective Effervescence
* Collective intelligence
* Conversion syndrome
* Craze
* Crowd psychology
* Group behaviour
* Groupthink
* Herd behavior
* Herd instinct
* Hysteria
* Mean world syndrome
* Mob mentality
* Mob rule
* Moral panic
* Penis panic
* Reign of Terror
* Sheeple
* Stampede
* Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic
* Witch-hunt

Moth Spraying Brings Illness?

On Sunday night, airplanes dropped the pheromone solution over areas of Marina and Seaside.

The spray does not kill the pest but confuses male light brown apple moths, keeping them from mating and reproducing.

State officials say the eradication project is necessary to protect hundreds of plants and crops the moths feed upon.

The potential cost of damages if the moth is not controlled could surge into the millions of dollars, according to state officials.

Residents in the area have expressed concern over potential ill effects the spray could have and people, animals and the environment.

For Or Against – The Moth Spraying Goes Off On Time

Some residents said they were alarmed to learn that three fix-winged planes will spray over a 60-square-mile area from Marina to Pacific Grove for three days beginning Sept. 5. The application will begin at 8 p.m. each day and continue throughout the night, weather permitting.

State officials said they will monitor soil samples during the night to make sure the pheromone was applied properly.

Seaside environmental justice activist LeVonne Stone was passing out fliers showing health warnings printed on the manufacturer’s labels for CheckMateOLR-F, one of two synthetic pheromones to be used.

Does anyone have the manufactures’ health warning for the human waste in the sand at Lovers Point? Now there’s something to be afraid of . .

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