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posted by mrpg on Monday August 13 2018, @08:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the too-late dept.

The New York Times reports:

A federal appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to bar within 60 days a widely used pesticide associated with developmental disabilities and other health problems in children, dealing the industry a major blow after it had successfully lobbied the Trump administration to reject a ban.

The order by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit came after a decade-long effort by environmental and public health groups to get the pesticide, chlorpyrifos, removed from the market. The product is used in more than 50 fruit, nut, cereal and vegetable crops including apples, almonds, oranges and broccoli, with more than 640,000 acres treated in California alone in 2016, the most recent year data is available.


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @06:59PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 13 2018, @06:59PM (#721101)

    look into using spinosad instead. brand name is comfortis.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday August 14 2018, @02:46AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 14 2018, @02:46AM (#721212) Journal

    Thanks. I've looked at it before - it's terribly expensive in comparison to almost everything. Plus, it's prescription only - unless you buy online. I'm searching around, and maybe can work something out.

    I notice that the spinosad active ingredient is also available in liquid form, for area application. I've never used it, but if it is half as good as claimed, it's worth trying.

    I do appreciate the tip!

  • (Score: 2) by driverless on Tuesday August 14 2018, @10:42AM (1 child)

    by driverless (4770) on Tuesday August 14 2018, @10:42AM (#721315)

    Try amiton if you can get it, it's an older (1950s) insecticide that's extremely effective at killing all sorts of pests.

    • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday August 15 2018, @10:55PM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday August 15 2018, @10:55PM (#721949) Homepage Journal

      My Generals think that Chairman Kim has A LOT of that one. And maybe we can teach him how to make VX, it's much better. But he needs to DENUKE!!!