| EPA Ignores California's Aerial Spray Rules |
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| Written by Heather McKee | |
| Tuesday, 16 December 2008 | |
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Earlier this year, Envirovore reported the good news that California was committed to taking an alternative approach in combatting the little brown apple moth (LBAM.) The EPA plans to ignore this initiative, however. The highly destructive Australian moth was first discovered in orchards and vegetable farms in California in early 2007, and has been typically dealt with through aerial spraying of synthetic moth pheremones, under the brandname CheckMate. But aerial treatments of CheckMate in 2007 resulted in over 600 health-related complaints - from headaches to respiratory failure - by residents of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. As a result, the Gubernator banned the aerial spray in urban areas. Instead, the California Department of Agriculture released sterile hybrids of the moth to reduce populations. But several more LBAMs were found last week in Sonoma County, and the EPA's plan is to spray CheckMate again. Environmental attorney Steven Volker, on behalf of a dozen plaintiffs affected by the 2007 sprayings, has filed a case with the U.S. District Court, suing the EPA to overturn its decision. Via Sonoma News
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  written by John Giezentanner, December 17, 2008
Invasive species are hugely, hugely dangerous to ecosystems. If this moth is at a point where it can still be eradicated, then it needs to be done before it spreads across the country. I'm still torn about the use of pesticides like this, but a big part of me says, "Nuke the bastards." Hurry up and kill them while you still can! If the sterile hybrids are not as effective as Checkmate, then use Checkmate. The short term damage done by the spraying might not be as bad as the costly, widespread, long term damage that could be done by the moth if it gets out of control. But then, I'm not really educated enough about the relative risks of each in this case to know what the right thing to do is.
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