Excerpt from the article "The state agriculture department plans to use airplanes at night this summer to spray a farm pesticide over urban San Francisco, Marin County and the East Bay, intending to eradicate a potentially destructive moth" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/15/MN99V2PMN.DTL&tsp=1 and the manufacturer http://www.suterra.com/.docs/rid/10007/pg/press_releases.html Mating disrupters target the pheromones of a specific pest. Can't help but wonder if there is a risk to pollinators. As a commercial apple grower I know that typically these materials are used in organic operations as a replacement for insecticides and used well after bloom. This kind of large spray program may be unprecedented for an urban area. I wonder if anyone ever looked at any impacts to pollinators? How can they be sure that only the target pests pheromones are affected? **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************