Updates and News on the Light Brown Apple Moth spray issue in the San Francisco Bay Area
To learn more about the aerial spraying proposals:
10 Reasons to Oppose the LBAM Spray | LBAM Spray Resources | Overview of San Francisco Aerial Spraying | LBAM Spray Meetings | Berkeley Informational Meeting Notes | What You Can Do
About.com blog posts on the San Francisco LBAM spraying issue:
- 5/7/08 - Town Hall Meeting & Video: Politics & Money of the Spraying
- 4/28/08 - Petition to First Lady Shriver Plus Video on LBAM Spraying
- 4/23/08 - Report Contradicts Safety of Microcapsules in Aerial Spraying
- 4/20/08 - April 22 is Phone Arnold Schwarzenegger Day
- 4/15/2008 - Mothers Against San Francisco LBAM Spraying
- 3/25/2008 - Mayor Newsom Urges Governor Schwarzenegger to Study Effects
- 3/7/2008 - Updates on Aerial Spraying Issue
- 2/24/2008 - Moth'd: Aerial Spraying Overview
- 2/18/2008 - Initial Post on LBAM Spraying
LBAM Spray News - Update June 10, 2008
The Marin Independent ran a story today by Anna Werner questioning the real motives behind the Light Brown Apple Moth aerial spraying program. In the piece, Werner quotes experts who believe that international trade, economics and marketing issues may be behind the spraying.Read the article here.
LBAM Spray News - Updated May 29, 2008
Marin County internist Ann Haiden released a report entitled The Light Brown Apple Moth Aerial Spray Campaign: The Health Hazards of Particles, Toxins, Inflammatory Cascades and Genomic Predisposition
Vegan Reader posted this letter from UC Davis scientists to the USDA -- in opposition to the LBAM aerial spraying. Three entomologists signed the letter, asking the USDA to revisit their decision to spray the Bay Area.
Vegan Reader regularly posts frequent and informative updates on the LBAM issue.
LBAM Spray News - Updated April 24, 2008
LBAMspray.com reports that Governor Schwarzenegger met with local officials and that the Santa Cruz spraying has been postponed until April 17 to allow for more testing. Read more about the recent meetings at the LBAMspray website.
LBAM Spray News - Updated April 23, 2008
LBAMspray.com has posted a study done by Dennis L Knepp, PhD and Jeff Hafferman, PhD which contradicts the CDFA's and Suterra's claims about particle size safety. The report concludes that the application of Checkmate (involved in LBAM spraying) constitutes a health hazard and requires further study. Read the full report here (pdf)
LBAM Spray News - Updated April 21, 2008
Anna Werner, at cbs5.com, reports on whether or not the Light Brown Apple Moth is really a risk -- and addresses some of the health effects and uncertainty about the safety of the product. Read the article from cbs5.com here.
LBAM Spray News - Updated April 18, 2008
In Sacramento, 250 people showed up on April 16 to oppose the aerial spraying and support the aerial spray bills at the Assembly Agriculture Committee meeting.
The two bills that would have effectively stopped the spray died. Read details about the meeting and the bills that did pass at the Stop the Spray website.
LBAM Spray News - Updated April 16, 2008
Read an editorial opposing the spray -- by Mike Lynberg, San Francisco Chronicle
LBAM Spray News - Updated April 7, 2008
Chronicle Environmental Writer, Jane Kay, posted a piece about the health effects reported after aerial spraying in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
LBAM Spray News - Updated March 24, 2008
Last week, Mayor Newsom urged Governor Schwarzenegger to further review and study the ingredients to be used in the aerial spraying program over the Bay Area -- to ensure the safety of both the active and inert ingredients. You can read the letter here: Mayor Newsom Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger.
Also -- Bay Area cities are joining the effort to stop the spray by resolution. See the list of cities at the California Alliance to Stop the Spray website
LBAM Spray News - Updated March 17, 2008
LBAMspray.com has printed a series of reports refuting some of the CDFA's reports -- among them, questions about surfactants that may have harmed birds in the Monterey area, and documents which suggest that the threat of LBAM is overstated.
The CDFA has posted its own responses to criticism and opposition.
LBAM Spray News - Updated March 7, 2008
On March 6, the San Francisco Chronicle ran another informative piece on the aerial spraying issue by environmental reporter Jane Kay.
In her story, Kay interviews scientists and entomologists who contradict some of the CDFA's findings and proposals. You can read Experts Question Plant to Spray to Fight Moth.
According to Stop the Spray, this week's updates:
- A Resolution vs spray passed Oakland and Fairfax City Councils, AFSCME local union
- Dan Harder (UC Santa Cruz Arboretum) released a scientific report on the apple moth as an insignificant pest in New Zealand. Read IPM Practices for Light Brown Apple Moth in New Zealand (pdf)
- Major press event opposing the aerial spraying in Sacramento on March 10. The event starts at 11 AM on the capitol steps and then moves indoors. It will be followed by lobbying training and scheduled visits to legislators, coordinated through .
See additional meetings and events on this issue: Bay Area Meetings on LBAM Aerial Spraying
