Aerial Spraying for the Light Brown Apple Moth in California is Dangerous to Our Health and Unnecessary

This is yet another blatant Malthusian plot to decimate the world's population of 'useless eaters' aka we the people; we need to make a big stink about this so we can stop those bums from spraying us with Raid; we are NOT insects!

"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing...."(Santayana)

Perhaps they can establish a pheromone nasal spray that attracts all you California "fruit and nuts" to move south of the border. That would increase the IQ of both regions.

Great article.... Thank You

What are we doing?? putting money ahead of common sense and our health. Allowing such a stupid thing. Do they think we are all idiots?

The only reason this moth causes any financial loss is we are such a picture perfect "no blemish" kind of society.

The Moth could cause some "minor blemishes" on the rind of fruit. SO?

It does NO harm to the fruit though, what so ever. None! But we will ALL be sprayed with chemicals to prevent the "never been done before erradication attempt, for a harmless moth, all for some blemishes it might cause??
This is the emergency?

What is wrong with out leaders? Obviously they must own some stock in Stewart Resnick's many companies such as fruit, citrus, almonds, pistachios, pomegranates, Fiji Water,
The Franklin Mint,..OK I heard he sold it.

Why is California the only state Check-mate is allowed to be used in? Steward Resnick, Pesticide leader, owns Suterra, the pest management company.? OH
He also owns 100,00 acreas or farming land in the San Joaquin Valley...OH
owns Roll International Corp...OOHH
He also is one of the richest men in California... OOOHHH

He also owns Telflora, the biggest flower wire service business...gee no wonder all the small flower growers are getting quarantined
He owns Paramount Agribusiness, the largest farming operation of tree crops in the world....OOOH

Lots more....check it out

The natural predators of the LBAM were killed off in Australia and New Zealand due to chemical pesticide use. It took two years after stopping pesticide use to bring the natural predators back. That's what happens when we start messing with Mother Nature.
We do not know better than Mother Nature. There will Always be some pest that will do some crop damage.

If we continue to use pesticides thinking it is going to help, we are going to be in BIG TROUBLE when there are no more bees, bats, birds, and the natural predators to other insects that keep everything going and in check.

CHECK-MATE is the END of the game.

Let's NOT play.

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The natural predators of the LBAM were killed off in Australia and New Zealand due to chemical pesticide use. It took two years after stopping pesticide use to bring the natural predators back. That's what happens when we start messing with Mother Nature.
We do not know better than Mother Nature. There will Always be some pest that will do some crop damage.

If we continue to use pesticides thinking it is going to help, we are going to be in BIG TROUBLE when there are no more bees, bats, birds, and the natural predators to other insects that keep everything going and in check.

CHECK-MATE is the END of the game.

Let's NOT play.

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The natural predators of the LBAM were killed off in Australia and New Zealand due to chemical pesticide use. It took two years after stopping pesticide use to bring the natural predators back. That's what happens when we start messing with Mother Nature.
We do not know better than Mother Nature. There will Always be some pest that will do some crop damage.

If we continue to use pesticides thinking it is going to help, we are going to be in BIG TROUBLE when there are no more bees, bats, birds, and the natural predators to other insects that keep everything going and in check.

CHECK-MATE is the END of the game.

Let's NOT play.

*

The natural predators of the LBAM were killed off in Australia and New Zealand due to chemical pesticide use. It took two years after stopping pesticide use to bring the natural predators back. That's what happens when we start messing with Mother Nature.
We do not know better than Mother Nature. There will Always be some pest that will do some crop damage.

If we continue to use pesticides thinking it is going to help, we are going to be in BIG TROUBLE when there are no more bees, bats, birds, and the natural predators to other insects that keep everything going and in check.

CHECK-MATE is the END of the game.

Let's NOT play.

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Thank you for the clear and informative article. I have already written to Gov Schwazenegger and our Assembly woman, Loni Hancock regarding my concerns over the sprays. Everyone needs to do their part to stop the work of greed from destroying California as we know it.

Hi Robert--we're Albany residents, and appreciate your service to our community. We also appreciate your thoughtful and impassioned argument on this critical issue. If anybody is interested, here's an amazing study from the USDA which outlines the extremely low cost projections from crop damage from LBAM (and this backs up everything you wrote, Robert):

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/lba_moth/downloads/lbameconomicanalysis.pdf

I am extremely concerned and I am wondering what I can do as a resident of Marin to stop this. I am making plans currently to move out of the area because of this if it is not going to be stopped.

I grow apples. And pears, peaches, citrus, plums, figs, grapes. I also have ducks, a dog and a cat.
My motto is 'first, do no harm",
I suggest no spraying at all unless/until there is clear, specific timing and need.
toxic to apple moth? Perhaps to bees? Perhaps to beneficial insects and four-footed friends?
(I don't spray at all). Please don't usurp my control over my own property.
Thank you.

I grow apples. And pears, peaches, citrus, plums, figs, grapes. I also have ducks, a dog and a cat.
My motto is 'first, do no harm",
I suggest no spraying at all unless/until there is clear, specific timing and need.
toxic to apple moth? Perhaps to bees? Perhaps to beneficial insects and four-footed friends?
(I don't spray at all). Please don't usurp my control over my own property.
Thank you.

I grow apples. And pears, peaches, citrus, plums, figs, grapes. I also have ducks, a dog and a cat.
My motto is 'first, do no harm",
I suggest no spraying at all unless/until there is clear, specific timing and need.
toxic to apple moth? Perhaps to bees? Perhaps to beneficial insects and four-footed friends?
(I don't spray at all). Please don't usurp my control over my own property.
Thank you.

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