California Aerial Pesticide Spraying Dates and Zones
Update: 4/24/08 Judgment to postpone spray in Santa Cruz and Monterey until Environmental Impact Report is done. Hopefully, SF to follow.
It seems the pesticide spraying is growing faster than the light brown apple moth can multiple.
Many California counties will be effected by pesticide spraying, if not stopped, which I hope it is. The areas will cover my mom, dad, uncle, friends up and down California's coast and if I'm still in California, just about anywhere I may be.
Asthma and flu-like symptoms have occurred in people already sprayed, and who knows what else in the short and long term. This is an undocumented, untested chemical that interferes with the light brown apple moth's ability to reproduce. And what about humans reproductive and lung and skin health?
Who knows? Apparently, the agricultural department and Governor Schwarzenneger is listening to industry first despite studies indicating the moth isn't a major threat to crops.
Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Napa Counties were added to a list recommended for spraying.
Santa Cruz and Monterey County residential areas are scheduled to be aerial sprayed beginning June 1, 2008, and again every 30 to 90 days. San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, Oakland, Piedmont, Emeryville, Albany, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Tiburon and Belvedere residential areas are scheduled to be aerial sprayed on August 1, 2008, and again every 30 to 90 days.
you can check out pending pr efforts for and against pesticide spraying www.gogreenpr.com
Posted by: Donna | April 12, 2008 at 04:19 PM
Go to www.stopthespray.org and help pass legislation to STOP THE SPRAY and to prevent ill-begotten programs like this from happening in the future!
WE NEED YOUR LETTERS TO THE LEGISLATURE NOW!
Posted by: isabelle | March 26, 2008 at 10:50 AM