Environmental Earth News OSPIRG Promotes Alternatives to Pesticides C oLV ^ u /iL b L iffc A i littlf w-«'p lh.tt pt»-y• im hazelnut aphid* ha* fl. tin- need ft m W(Barnette V alley hazelnut growers tn um * chemical aphid» ule* Fhe *wi,th (rum harm ful »hemi» alt is *av m g ,he*e farmer* $.3(11, ( M U a year, redut ing their exptwure to the aphk ule. an»1 helping tn pmtec t the environm ent Ihe success of this hu’logK al pest con,m l is one example ol pc*tu ule um - redut turn that I *>1’IR( I doc unx-ntixl in it* rexen, research report, fXvny ,M t> rc I V i t / r I z w R/' i / iu rrty thr I I v c f l*f\th i./r* in ( >rrynn Ihe report show ed that redut mg pesht ule um - in (. begun i* tea*ihle aiul that further reduction* m ulti he achieved if (lx- * bite adopt* policies that prom ote anti t-»x ourage alternative* ,»»|x-*,u ide* ■Ta « w a s /iv f-s K , Ut . - » s # s r j y g The M any Problems w ith Pesticides E m e**iy e u m - of pe*tu ule* ha* been linked to a num ber of *eru»u* env ironm en,al anti public health pn »blem* * — 6tck Ci’^ b r |V . j - i# s /« H i i« X t ' d ^ . ty ,iJ y b * 4 ^ I nvironm rntal Ki*k* A 1MHM *tu«i\ found that I»-** than I" of |x-*,u ule* applied to crop* reath target |H-*t*. leas ing to mo* e into »* o*y *tem* contam inating land, air, anti water P is c/o se b . 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I armxvorker* suffer up to ym imn ilhu-*M-* and m|uru*s a year from exp» »sure to pestit ul»-* in tlx- United State* An I Oregon State Lmversity *ttuly of ( Segon larms*orkt-r* ton» lotted that worker* t i t to M ep , ' its ïr t d œ ^ t c W J t i t o t .J CANNON OC.ACH Recycling Center Schedule COMMERCIAL 4 RETAIL RESIDENTIAL I ua»dA,» and Ihum U y« 8 « m lo 1 1 » m f» « a / i J Thrd Satu alar» fla w to , p m Weakly i isl’IR i. * report found that pe*tu ule um - redut tion strategies are being used Io t onlrol agru ultural pe*l* a* y*ell a* for hom e tx-s, tontrol anti tor ground* maintenam e Organu farm ing and integratixl pe*t m anagement (H'M ) are two nt the mo*t effex tn e w ay * to reduce reliance on t hemit al pestle ule* Morawy • Th« ^ncKMMy ci>-tM«i« ' . a m « . » « haw on the M «ach m t t h promptly el • 3 0 p nt at C a* Ha« < *» )-'« a tl« , e v a n .^ I t I s n o t e n o u g h t o be b u s y . . T he q u e s t i o n I s i What a r e wc b u s y a b o u t? - H enry D a v id T h o r e a u I I - w ►. « ' y Benefits of reducing or e lim in a tin g pesticides ( Vg.tnu farmer* in ( Wegtm produce a w ule variety o l l o o t ! i rop*. from apple* amt pear* to t ut umber* anti cabbage A Willamette Valley farmer I III* I lester. m ade llu- transition Io organu farm ing in 1MMM after he wa* oftert-d a higher pru e tor organu t ut umber* from a Ituxl prote**or 11e*,er estimate* he spent $30.1111 a year on pesticide* ami herbk uh-* before he *w l i t l u s t to farming the organu way C arpenler an,* are a t om m nn wo»xl infesting p-*t in home* ami are usually treated by spraying one or • • • OSPIRG’s Pesticide Action Campaign Get Involved! ox »re synthetic chemicals in all exterior wall*, attu*. traw l spate* and h.iM-boaril crack* Dan Stein, an exterm inator in I ugene, ha* reduced hi* um - of chemical* to control carpenter an,* by more than Mr’ by ohM-rs ing tlx- |x-*t problem and *fx»t treating the an, rx-*t site** Stein call* hi* appmac h to pe*t control 'le a s ,,ox it p-*t control.' and ha* found it to he efft-c tise la w n and ground* m aintenance can involve intensive t hem nal pesticide use In IVMI, approxi­ mately’ h? milluxi pound* of inset tic ides, herbu ule*. anti lungu ule* were p u in s l on L S lawn* Ihe Park* Departnx-nl* in Portland am i I ugene have both adopted integrated Pe*t M anagem ent (IPM) p»»Inie* to rt-tlute the um - of peMit ule* ami fertilizer* used to m aintain ground* IPM i* a policy of pes, m anagem ent th.it i* based on firs, study ing and defining the pe*t problem ami then finding the lea*, toxic way to control the problem Hie stale of < >regon ha* also adopted an IPM policy to control pe*t* in state building* a n t i grounds ( iSPIKl. found tfx.it while there are example* of |x-*,u ule* use rtxlut tion throughout Oregon, these prattii.es will no, Ix-torm- witlespre.nl until policies are adopted hi prom ote and expand the use of alternative* OSl’IRi , s Safe Drinking Water ( am paign offer* a com prehensive appro.u h to prolix ting groundw ater from agru ultural chemit al contam ination Ihe l am paign platform tall* for expanding information ay ailahle about pe*,u ule um -, improving existing groundw ater cleanup program*, ami identifying ami prom oting alternative* to (x-*,nides OSPIRG i* organizing a statew ide grass-root* campaign to build u tiz e n support for tlx- platform to ensure tli.il the legislature adtlre**»-* groundw ater and pestu ule* issues in the | wm ,3 session \o u tan ge, invohed bv tonta» tmg Pamela Peck a, 231 -»ini m Portlaml ♦ 4 1 S a h o ta d ty « •« •K t« or 8 T I J I »03 73« 42 93 e a r t h t id e O o la m c a l a n td c u lin a r y h a r b e O a r b a l p r o d u c i» lo r M r« I i n a a a a n d b a l a n ç a h e rb a lis t / m olly s lro m h o ll / o w n e r 0 ^ % M A PRODUCE C Q JUICE BAR WHEAT GRASS SMOOTHIES ¿•3/7 l t\ l . 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