About the author: Kevin McAllister, founder and president of Defend H2O holds undergraduate degrees in Natural Resources Conservation and Marine Biology with a Master’s of Science in Coastal Zone Management. Kevin’s professional experience in environmental protection spans 30 years working in government, consultancy and the non-profit sectors.
Methoprene is a growth inhibitor used to combat mosquitoes. It is in the process of being banned in a number of states and jurisdictions because it kills not only mosquitoes, but other related insects and arthropods -- crabs, lobsters. Deforming mosquito larvae chemically damages marsh ecosystems. Suffolk County must ban spraying it.
