Good to see the plan to spray the Bay Area with Little Brown Apple Moth-related pesticide get major ink in the Chronicle.
While the debate rages over as to whether spraying a pheromone-containing pesticide over urban areas is an efficient and public health-protective way to deal with the moth, one thing is for sure.
Having small planes fly low over your home for hours on end is extremely unpleasant.
“It was like an air raid,” is how a friend who lives in Santa Cruz described her experience of the aerial spraying that took place in Santa Cruz last fall, using crop dusters. in a questionable effort to completely eradicate this tiny moth.
“Their engines sounded like motorbikes, only overhead,” says my source, adding that though she did experience any adverse health effects, “the experience was very invasive.”
“The worst part is knowing it could happen again and again, for years,” she adds.
To find out what the California Department of Food and Agriculture is planning for your region, check their website
And to see what citizens opposed to the spraying think, check out the California Alliance to Stop the Spray‘s site.