The poisonous aerial bombartment has recently been halted! There is hope for truth!

Professor releases second report exposing the fraud of the CDFA LBAM eradication program. Press Release Prepared For The People by Professor Glen Chase

Key references from the report.
1 a. Carey, Zalom, Hammock Letter. A one-page letter from UC Davis Entomology& Agriculture Distinguished Professors to the USDA, May 28, 2008.

b. Len Richardson, Editor, California Farmer, "Exotic moth policy must change" May 2008.

c. Dan Harder, Ph.D. Executive Director Arboretum, University of California at Santa Cruz, Premier World Botanist regarding LBAM in California. [SEE REPORT #21]

d. Jeff Rosendale, Grower, Horticultural Consultant, co author of Dan Harder Report above. "Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) 101"

g. The Superior Courts of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties found that no damage in California had occurred from LBAM, contrary to CDFA's claim. "Santa Cruz Superior Court Order 4/24/08"

11. e. Richard B. Philp, D.V.M., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Western Ontario.
"Analysis of Toxicology Studies with LBAM and Related Lepidopteran Pheromones"

f. Pediatrician-Recommended Measures For Schools/Parents To Protect Our Children Against The Aerial Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) Spray.

12 a."Consensus Statement on Human Health Aspects of the Aerial Application of Microencapsulated Pheromones to Combat the Light Brown Apple Moth" October 31, 2007, by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) & the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)"

13 a. "Summary of Symptom Reports in Areas of Aerial Pheromone Application for Management of the Light Brown Apple Moth in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties September, October, and November 2007"

b. Press Release, 4/10/08 "Study shows scientists were unable to find a link between aerial spraying and illness complaints"

LBAM History, What happened, testimonials and evidence.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently declared a state of emergency because of a moth from Australia called the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). The CDFA has sprayed a biochemical via airplanes, which has never been tested before, on the people of California. The side effects can be severe, and disturbing - the long term effects are not known. This spraying is not a one time event, but will continue monthly again beginning in June and August of 2008 for several years.

Update: Plant experts expose LBAM Fraud. The reality, LBAM is a pest that won't cause crop damage, and that it is self limiting due to natural predators. Read the report.

Update: New report shows that the dispersal of checkmate will likely increase mortality (death) rates by 7% due to the particle size. Read the report. (PDF)

Aerial Spray Harm Testimony

Apple Moth Investigation

LBAM Citizen Action Video, It's All About The Money

Scientific Report, LBAM Threat is a Total Hoax!

UPDATE: San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley now officially targeted.

UC Professional Experts Explain Moth Cannot Be Eradicated - so why spray chemicals on people?

News Release: Mayor Of San Fransisco Urges moratorium on aerial spray.

LBAM Social Action Video - Make Your Voice Heard

New Article Posted: San Francisco Aerial Spray Announced Article!

UPDATE: New Toxicology Report Proves Costly Long and Short-Term Health Effects From Aerial Spray

Aerial Spray Coming to San Francisco And the East Bay

USDA public affairs specialist Larry Hawkins was a little less vague. "Since LBAM has been found in San Francisco proper and in the East Bay, these areas are likely to be treated in 2008," he said. "But we're considering whether to treat them through ground applications or aerial application." Source - SF Bay Guardian

Aerial Spray Key Facts Represent a Cause of Deep Alarm!

1. Cities Are Being Targeted

Santa Cruz County, a population of over 150,000 thousand is exposed to a biochemical to control the mating habits of less than 9,000 Moths.

Monterey County California, with the population of over 100,000 has been sprayed twice with aerial chemicals to control the population of less than 800 moths.

2. Unexplained and Severe Health Effects from even Brief Exposure

These health effects include female reproductive disorders such as, sudden and severe menses, or menopause symptoms returning. Breathing problems, and breathing difficulties, such as, being unable to breath, or developing asthma. Other severe health effects including severe vomiting and coughing up blood, or nausea and skin irritations. Many people experience minor symptoms such as burning throat, headaches, skin rashes, and a metallic taste in their mouths, even when inside.

3. The aerial biochemical spray has NEVER been tested on dirt, moth's, or humans for safety or effectiveness. - "Many legitimate questions have no answers because this is basically an experiment." - LBAM Task Force Report

4. Pregnant Women, Infants, People with heart and Lung Disease's are exposed to chemicals in violation of the law, and their rights.

This is essentially a widespread pesticide experiment, with the long term health effects being unknown.

5. The spray is a pheromone surrounded in a miniature plastic ball called a microcapsule.

The capsule shell is made of dangerous and volatile chemicals - so dangerous in fact, some of them do not even have safety and data sheets for how dangerous they are to humans. The capsule degrades over 30-70 days, meaning its chemicals stay in the air, affecting humans over a prolonged period. These capsules are easily inhaled, touched, or swallowed since they are everywhere, over 30 billion are released for one spraying.

6. The Spraying is Done under an"Emergency Exemption"

There is no emergency when a moth might eat some crops. An emergency is a flood, a fire, or an earthquake. This false "emergency" gives the government organizations the excuse to break laws.

7. Funded primarily by the United States Department of Agriculture, CCC funds, which are managed by George W. Bush appointee's.

8. The Spraying boundaries are totally illogical, where some area's are sprayed, and other's left unsprayed. A logical spray boundary would include all the moth finds, not just spray the cities and leave other moth's unsprayed.

9. Citizens are in general opposed to spraying, several city counsels, have unanimously voted to oppose aerial spraying.

10. Hundreds of people have documented health effects, but the state government denies these health effects and refuses to investigate them.

11. Plans are being put in place to spray other metropolitan area's including San Francisco, Oakland and San Mateo beginning sometimes in 2008.

This is not only cause for alarm, but a cause for grave concern, that citizens are being sprayed against their will, regardless of their health or maternity status, with a chemical never, ever tested before on anything. What rights do we have left in our democracy, when we cannot choose to not be exposed to potentially deadly chemicals? Your action, help, and attention are urgently needed to stop this government backed assault.

Why Aerial Spraying over California is Illegal

Aerial spraying violates individuals civil rights. It is a criminal act to spray known poisons on people. Just because the people do this work for the government does not mean that it is now a legal or good thing to do.

Aerial Spraying violates several significant state and federal laws.

1. California Environmental Quality Act - a law designed specifically to prevent such environmental dangers.
2. California Anti Pollution Laws - Private property is not to be polluted
3. California State Constitution - Provides the right to personal safety
4. California Pesticide Laws - Protects individuals from pesticide drift
5. California Medical Experimentation Laws - Substances that act like a drug should not be tested on humans
6. The Faroes Statement - A consensus of over 200 scientists that shows that chemicals can harm unborn children and infants.
7. American With Disabilities Act - The government needs to accommodate people with disabilities, such as asthma, heart or lung disease, even pregnancy, and other health conditions which would be adversely affected by inhaling or ingesting known toxic chemicals.
8. Federal Constitution - Right to liberty, and the right of due process of law. The law shall not arbitrary affect a certain segment of the population in an unfair way (the people of the sprayed counties)
9. Federal EPA Laws - The EPA shall not test pesticides, nor promote the use of pesticides on pregnant women or infants.
10. Title 42 - Government Employee's should not conspire to create laws that harm other people.
11. Rico (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) - The government is acting in a deliberate and organized fashion to poison people.

Beyond these laws, and the many more that are broken, there are international civil and moral laws the prohibit human experimentation - such as using untested chemicals on people, without their consent. Aerial spraying is also anti-democratic, because it is removing people's choice to choose to be free of chemicals, and to choose to protect their bodies from exposure to potentially deadly chemicals.

People of the world, we need your help, help us stop this unethical chemical assault on men, women, children, the sick, the elderly and nature.