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    Zeno Swijtink's Avatar
    Zeno Swijtink
     

    Moth spraying likely to harm more than help

    This posting discusses a list of the "inert" ingredients in Checkmate

    Checkmate LBAM-F:

    Active ingredients: (E)-11-Tetradecen-1-yl acetate, (E,E)-9, 11-Tetradecadien-1-yl-acetate;

    Inert ingredients: cross linked polyurea polymer; butylated hydroxytoluene; polyvinyl alcohol; tricaprylyl methyl ammonium chloride; sodium phosphate; ammonium phosphate; 1,2-benzisothiozolin3-one; 2-hydroxyl-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone.

    Apparently this information was already available online since late October.

    https://www.montereycountyweekly.com...ticle.news_1/1

    where there is another discussion.

    Scientist at UC Davis have tested capsules of Checkmate, without knowing or acknowledging the inert ingredients in the capsules. So they could not assess whether their tests were appropriate for the capsules.

    https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/l...ing_112807.pdf

    Zeno

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    Moth spraying likely to harm more than help
    Richard Fagerlund
    Saturday, February 23, 2008

    Q: We live in the Bay Area. The insecticide Checkmate is scheduled to be sprayed over our city to interrupt the mating cycle of the light brown apple moth. Naturally, we're concerned about its possible effects on humans, as well as the fish in our pond. Do you know how safe Checkmate is?

    A: This appears to be a very troubling issue for many Californians. My mailbox is almost full every day from inquiries about the light brown apple moth project. California officials are worried that the larvae of the light brown apple moth could extensively damage the state's agricultural industry.

    As The Chronicle reported this week, state Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, is pushing for a moratorium on aerial spraying of a moth pesticide over San Francisco and Marin counties. The resolution, if passed, would delay the application of a synthetic pheromone that disrupts the mating of the moth. ("Migden seeks to delay aerial moth spraying," Feb. 20.)

    The article stated: "Under state and federal plans, San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties and the East Bay would be sprayed in August. Officials plan to spray Monterey and Santa Cruz counties in June; those counties were sprayed a first time late last year. ... Agriculture officials haven't disclosed which formulations they will use, saying they are still evaluating a formulation of a pheromone called Checkmate along with some other products."

    Here are some of the ingredients in Checkmate LBAM-F: (E)-11-Tetradecen-1-yl acetate, (E,E)-9, 11-Tetradecadien-1-yl-acetate; cross linked polyurea polymer; butylated hydroxytoluene; polyvinyl alcohol; tricaprylyl methyl ammonium chloride; sodium phosphate; ammonium phosphate; 1,2-benzisothiozolin3-one; 2-hydroxyl-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone.

    Ammonium and sodium phosphates can irritate or burn the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. So can tricaprylyl methyl ammonium chloride, which is used to mothproof clothing and degrades into chemicals that are more environmentally toxic. Polyvinyl alcohol has caused cancerous tumors in lab animals. It's also labeled as an irritant - as is another Checkmate inert, butylated hydroxytoluene, which may be linked to a spectrum of symptoms including asthma, gene mutations and cancer. The little-studied 1,2-benzisothiozolin-3-one, a germicide, is considered highly toxic to green algae and marine invertebrates, according to a 2005 EPA re-registration document. And while there's not much data on UV-absorbing 2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone, the family of chemicals to which it belongs is linked to the disruption of hormones, including estrogen, according to a 2003 report in the Journal of Health Science.

    According to an article in The Chronicle ("State plans Bay Area pesticide spraying," Feb. 15), "state officials say the amount of pesticide applied shouldn't pose severe health risks, but they've also refused to rule out that the spray can affect humans, particularly sensitive people such as children and the elderly." (To see the complete article, go to https://sfgate.com/ZCMO). "Shouldn't pose severe health risks"? That is not very reassuring. The rest of the statement needs no comment.

    Another source said the light brown apple moth can devastate thousands of species of plants. If that were true, both Australia and New Zealand would be very barren countries, plantwise, and that isn't the case. I believe the federal government and California Department of Food and Agriculture are way off the mark in using all of these pesticides to try to eradicate a moth that "may" cause damage. We probably will never eradicate the moth, but we can potentially cause great harm to many Californians and the environment by repeatedly spraying chemicals all over our communities.

    What is the answer? Contact your U.S. senators and representatives and ask them to intervene. Call and write the governor until he listens to the commonsense arguments against this nonsense. Contact the McCain, Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns and ask for their input on this. It may get national attention, which would be helpful.

    Richard Fagerlund is a pest management specialist who promotes non-toxic methods of pest control. See https://www.askthebugman.com.

    This article appeared on page F - 4 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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    OrchardDweller
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    Re: Moth spraying likely to harm more than help

    I'm very concerned about this and hope that we can somehow stop it. It really does seem that this chemical is not safe for people. I came across the following article, which tells you at the end what we can do to try and stop this.

    Plan To Spray Toxic Biological Chemicals Over San Francisco Announced

    People of the world, the US Government is planning to poison more than two million people, in California, using an untested biological "pesticide" this summer. The chemical to be sprayed is classified by the EPA as a "pesticide" and the plan is to douse cities with this chemical designed to stick on everything for 90 days or longer. This application is not a one time event, but will continue every 1-3 months for as long as five years. The pesticide to be sprayed is not designed to harm the light brown apple moth's who it is designed for, but merely to confuse its mating habits. While harmless to moths, the pesticide has been documented to harm humans.

    Side effects range from vomiting and flu like systems, to male and female reproductive cycle disruption. One child nearly died from the exposure, and some people have developed asthma from being exposed to this chemical concoction. It is cause for alarm that a chemical being labeled as harmless and "safe" even in minute doses, causes severe health effects in some people. The government is racing to cover up and hide the dangerous health effects so that they can continue their aerial spray plans this summer. Your attention and action on this subject is needed in the most important way...

    The rest of the article can be found here: https://www.NaturalNews.com/022816.html
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    scorpiomoon
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    Re: Moth spraying likely to harm more than help

    OMG!!! So once again these chickens have come home to roost. . Maybe there is a chance that the real intention is to sterilize the progressive populations of the bay area because they do not vote mindlessly with the corporate agenda. Also I guess once we all start getting very sick from this pestiside spray we may be considerably occupied with health issues thereby having less time to devote to community based activism. Surely someone can file a court order to stop this from happening and hopefully someone who was injured in the test run, perhaps a hundred or so people should get together to make a pre-emptive class action lawsuit against the state and the manufacturer of this lethal concoction. Also once again I say let the sons of bitches spray themselves first!! Developers and lawmakers who support this need to pony up their children and grandchildren, and their closest pets, gardens and selves for a test run of this chemical.
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    Petition Re: Moth spraying...

    You may "...call the Governor to register your opposition; officials continue to dismiss health complaints resulting from the first round of spraying. The governor needs to hear from every resident of the Bay Area that it is unacceptable to prioritize economics over human health: 916-445-2841 ...

    ...13,000+ petition signatures are used daily to persuade legislators to stop the State of California from implementing their Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) aerial spraying plan for the Bay Area and the Central Coast. But, the Dept. of Agriculture is not wavering...yet.

    More than two million people who live in targeted cities will be exposed this summer to chemicals that have never been tested on humans or animals before... send a letter of protest to your state representative here:
    https://go.care2.com/e/2NVs/uoal/.VbA


    More citizens must demand informed consent to continue to sway representatives. Organizers working with Care2 use our signatures almost every day to show the politicians that the opposition is growing. They also provide support for newly introduced legislation (AB 2892), which gives people affected by aerial spraying a vote.

    When you sign this petition, we will deliver your signature to your state representative to let them know you support informed consent before aerial spraying. https://go.care2.com/e/2NVs/uoal/.VbA

    According to the SF Chronicle, the so-called "inert" ingredients in the spray are dangerous to us:
    Ammonium and sodium phosphates can irritate or burn the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. So can tricaprylyl methyl ammonium chloride, which is used to mothproof clothing and degrades into chemicals that are more environmentally toxic;
    Polyvinyl alcohol, has caused cancerous tumors in lab animals.
    Butylated hydroxytoluene may be linked to a spectrum of symptoms including asthma, gene mutations and cancer.
    The little-studied 1,2-benzisothiozolin-3-one, a germicide, is considered highly toxic to green algae and marine invertebrates, according to a 2005 EPA re-registration document.

    And remember, treatments are not one-time events; they will be reapplied at 30- to 90-day intervals while the moths are active.

    If 2 million people are going to be sprayed, can half that number sign this petition? Please send this petition to everyone you know who might sign it. We'll deliver the signature to your representative. https://go.care2.com/e/2NVs/uoal/.VbA

    Thanks for making a difference,

    Hilary Stamper
    Care2 and PetitionSite Team P.S. While we will deliver your letters to your reps and the governor, you can also call the Governor to register your opposition; officials continue to dismiss health complaints resulting from the first round of spraying. The governor needs to hear from every resident of the Bay Area that it is unacceptable to prioritize economics over human health: 916-445-2841

    P.P.S. If you are interested in distributing flyers or information, go to www.stopthespray.org and look for the Community Action Toolkit.
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