Governor Orders Pheromone Spraying to Resume
Michael Tyler, Staff Reporter

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to resume aerial spraying immediately for eradication of the Light Brown Apple Moth. Aerial spraying of the pheromone LBAM-F will resume Wednesday, Oct. 24 and will continue through Oct. 27 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting.
Monterey County Superior Court Judge Robert O’Farrell lifted a temporary restraining order after determining that ingredients used in Suterra’s Checkmate LBAM-F did not contain chemicals known to be harmful to humans or wildlife.
The CDFA, California Environmental Protection Agency and California Department of Pesticide Regulation have all established that Checkmate LBAM-F is non-toxic to “humans, plants, animals and insects,” said CDFA Secretary A.G. Kawamura.
 Kawamura further disclosed that the gov. supports the public's right to know what ingredients comprise Suterra’s LBAM-F pheromone. 
“Gov. Schwarzenegger made it very clear that, to the maximum extent possible under US trademark law, the list of ingredients in the product used to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth should be disclosed to the public,” said Kawamura.
Ingredients in Checkmate LBAM-F are:
Water
(E)-11-Tetradecen-1-yl Acetate
(E,E) -9,11 Tetradecadien-1-yl Acetate
Crosslinked polyurea polymer
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Tricaprylyl Methyl Ammonium Chloride
Sodium Phosphate
Ammonium Phosphate
1,2-benzisothiozoli-3-one
2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone
“The gov. and Suterra have upheld a commitment to keep Californians and the foods we eat safe,” said Secretary Kawamura. “My department will ensure a safe eradication of a pest that has the capability of crippling our agriculture and damaging our environment.”
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Pesticide Regulation Director Mary-Ann Warmerdam said, “Calif. has what is considered the strictest and most comprehensive state pesticide regulatory program in the nation. My department will continue to assist the LBAM task force in performing further analysis and monitoring.”