There will be two meetings on Thursday evening, May 8, 2008, about the proposed program to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM),including a proposal to spray a pheromone that will disrupt the moth's mating over San Francisco and most of the Bay Area. The sprayings will be repeated every one to three months for anywhere from two to five years. The spraying is quite controversial, with many people concerned about possible effects on people's health.
1) Animal Control and Welfare Commission
Thurs, May 8, 2008
5:30 pm
Room 408, City Hall
San Francisco
The Commission will hear presentations from Bob Dowell, from the CA Dept of Food and Agriculture and the LBAM program director, in support of the spraying, and from three opponents of the spraying: Dr. Joel Parrott, Director of the Oakland Zoo, Roy Upton, and author Susan McCarthy. The Commission testimony will focus on possible effects of the aerial spraying and other proposed measures to eradicate the LBAM on animals, both domestic pets and wildlife. Testimony will also include what pet guardians should and should not do if the spraying occurs.
2) San Francisco Town Hall Meeting on LBAM
Thursday, May 8, 2008
7:00 pm
County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) in Golden Gate Park
9th Avenue and Lincoln Way - at the Strybing Arboretum/SF Botanical Gardens
Brought to you by San Franciscans Concerned About the Spray
with Sponsors: Senator Carole Migden, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Stop the Spray, CASS-SF, and Play Not Spray
For more information go to www.sfspraytownhall.org
Speakers include:
* Dr. James Carey, UC-Davis entomologist
* Jeff Rosendale, horticulturist and co-author with Dr. Daniel Harder of a paper on management of the LBAM
* Nan Wishner, Albany Integrated Pest Management Task Force
* Stacia Lansman, M.D.
* Helge Hellberg, Executive Director, Marin Organic
* Mike Lynberg, Silicon Valley businessman who documented the adverse health reactions of Santa Cruz and Monterey residents after those regions were sprayed.
* John Russo, farmer and Director, Stop the Spray
* Frank Egger, former Mayor of Fairfax and Coordinator of Stop the Spray Marin
* State Senator Carole Midgen
* San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi
