Weapons of Moth destruction

摘要

An "environmentally friendly" moth eradication campaign on California's central coast is spawning health complaints, legal actions, and citizen protests. In November, Santa Cruz County became the third party to file a lawsuit against the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to stop the department from spraying a new and previously untried synthetic pheromone formulation over residential neighborhoods. Last fall, the city of Santa Cruz also filed a lawsuit. These efforts followed action by the Carmel-based environmental group Helping Our Peninsula's Environment (HOPE). In October, HOPE succeeded in obtaining a brief delay in the spraying when a superior court judge ordered a weeklong break in spraying because of concerns about several ingredients in the pheromone formulation.