Pesticides sprayed in 2012, 2013 and 2014
Agristrep, Alliette, Apogee, Assail, Avaunt, Baythroid, Bifenture, Calvary, Captan, Chloronil, ConfineExtra, CopperSulfate, Damoil, Danitol, Delegate, Diazinon, Esteem, Ethephon, Fireline, Firewall, Flint, Gem, Grizzly-Z, InspireSuper, Lannate, Leverage, Manzate, Maxcell, MineralOil, Naa, Penncozeb, Pristine, Rally, Retain, Scala, Sevin, Streptomycin, Thionex, TopsinM, Venom, Warrior, Ziram
(See additional information below)
(See additional information below)
One particularly deadly pesticide sprayed by Melick's Orchard is Thionex, containing the active chemical endosulfan.
Read about it here.
Read about it here.
Endosulfan is a DDT-era insecticide that persists in the environment and in our bodies. EPA data show that all of us are routinely exposed to small amounts of endosulfan in the food we eat, with young children receiving the largest doses. Studies of popluations exposed to endosulfan have been published suggesting that endosulfan can increase the risk of autism, delay puberty in boys, and cause birth defects of the male reproductive system.
Human Health Harms
Endosulfan attacks the central nervous system, causing overstimulation and a range of health harms. Acute exposure to endosulfan causes headaches, nausea and vomiting, seizures, and in extreme cases, unconsciousness and death. The EPA classifies endosulfan in its most extreme toxicity category (highly acutely toxic) because relatively small doses prove lethal in labratory studies.
Endosulfan related deaths and debilitation are common is the developing world, where endosulfan is cheap but personal protective equipment is expensive or even impossible to obtain. Examples include thirty-seven farmers dying in Benin, two boys dead in South Africa, flower workers poisoned in Colombia, and villagers in Philippines and India poisoned by the toxic pesticide.
At lower doses, endosulfan impacts on human health are long-lasting:
Endocrine Disruption: A growing body of evidence suggests that endosulfan has estrogenic activity and can disrupt hormonally mediated processes. The U.S. EPA considers it to be a potential human endocrine disruptor, and in 2000 Agency for Toxics and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concluded that “endosulfan may potentially cause reproductive toxicity in humans.”
Reproductive Harms: Studies link endosulfan to birth defects of the male reproductive system, and delayed puberty in boys.
Human Health Harms
Endosulfan attacks the central nervous system, causing overstimulation and a range of health harms. Acute exposure to endosulfan causes headaches, nausea and vomiting, seizures, and in extreme cases, unconsciousness and death. The EPA classifies endosulfan in its most extreme toxicity category (highly acutely toxic) because relatively small doses prove lethal in labratory studies.
Endosulfan related deaths and debilitation are common is the developing world, where endosulfan is cheap but personal protective equipment is expensive or even impossible to obtain. Examples include thirty-seven farmers dying in Benin, two boys dead in South Africa, flower workers poisoned in Colombia, and villagers in Philippines and India poisoned by the toxic pesticide.
At lower doses, endosulfan impacts on human health are long-lasting:
Endocrine Disruption: A growing body of evidence suggests that endosulfan has estrogenic activity and can disrupt hormonally mediated processes. The U.S. EPA considers it to be a potential human endocrine disruptor, and in 2000 Agency for Toxics and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concluded that “endosulfan may potentially cause reproductive toxicity in humans.”
Reproductive Harms: Studies link endosulfan to birth defects of the male reproductive system, and delayed puberty in boys.
Listed below is the first page of the Thionex pesticide label. Note that Thionex is a restricted use pesticide, not for use in or around residential sites due to its acute toxicity. A call to the manufacturer revealed that they recommend a minimum half mile distance from Thionex spraying and residential sites.
Find the complete label at this link: www.cdms.net/LDat/ld9P5000.pdf
Find the complete label at this link: www.cdms.net/LDat/ld9P5000.pdf
2014 Orchard Notifications
- 04/11/2014 - We will be spraying peaches tomorrow with Oil and Ziram.
- 04/13/2014 - Weather permitting, we may spray apples near your house tomorrow with copper and mineral oil.
- 04/17/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with copper and Mineral oil.
- 04/24/2014 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow and or Saturday weather permitting with Penncozeb.
- 04/28/2014 - We may spray peaches tomorrow with Gem and apples with Penncozeb and Inspire Super weather permitting.
- 04/30/2014 - Because of the weather yesterday, we were not able to spray. Therefore, we plan on spraying apples with penncozeb and Inspire super and peaches with Gem either tomorrow or Friday weather permitting.
- 05/07/2014 - Weather permitting, we plan on spraying apples tomorrow or Friday with manzate Scala and streptomycin.
- 05/11/2014 - We plan on spraying peaches tomorrow with chloronil and avaunt.
- 05/12/2014 - We may spray apples tomorrow and or Wednesday weather permitting with manzate, inspire super and Agristrep.
- 05/14/2014 - We did not spray yesterday or today so we plan on treating the apples tomorrow with Manzate, Inspire super and Agristrep.
- 05/16/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow or Sunday with Agristrep, Captan and Rally.
- 05/19/2014 - We plan on spraying peaches tomorrow with Captan rally and Avaunt.
- 05/25/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan, inspire super, and Avaunt. Also, certain varieties may receive a treatment of maxcell, sevin, apogee and confine extra.
- 05/26/2014 - We were not able to complete our applications to the apples today so we plan on completing them tomorrow.
- 06/04/2014 - We will be spraying peaches tomorrow or Friday with Captan and Assail. We will be spraying apples tomorrow or Friday with Captan Assail, Apogee, and Confine Extra.
- 06/05/2014 - We will be spraying peaches tomorrow or Friday with Captan and Assail. We will be spraying apples tomorrow or Friday with Captan Assail, Apogee, and Confine Extra.
- 06/07/2014 - We were not able to complete our spraying on Thursday and Friday so we plan on completing it tomorrow using the same materials.
- 06/15/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan Topsin M ,Delegate and Confine Extra. We plan on spraying the peaches with Captan, Topsin M and Assail.
- 06/23/2014 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Captan Tosin M, Delegate, and Confine Extra. We will be spraying peaches tomorrow with Captan, Topsin M, and Assail.
- 06/30/2014 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Captan and Calvary and Confine Extra. We will be spraying peaches tomorrow with Captan and Calvary.
- 07/01/2014 - We were not able to finish the peaches today so we plan on completing them tomorrow.
- 07/08/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan Calvary and Confine Extra. We plan on spraying peaches with Captan and Calvary.
- 07/16/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Lannate Flint and Confine Extra. We plan on spraying peaches with Lannate and Gem.
- 07/20/2014 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Flint Lannate Assail and Confine Extra.
- 07/26/2014 - We will be spraying apples Sunday and or Monday with combinations of Assail Confine Extra Topsin M Diazinon and Lannate. We will be spraying peaches with Captan and Assail.
- 08/04/2014 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Captan and Assail and peaches with Captan.
- 08/10/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan Confine extra and Assail and peaches with Captan and Venom.
- 08/14/2014 - We plan on spraying spot treatments of apples tomorrow with Topsin M Confine Extra and either Venom or Diazonon
- 08/15/2014 - We plan on spraying spot treatments of apples tomorrow with Topsin M Confine Extra and either Venom or Diazonon.
- 08/22/2014 - We plan on applying some spot treatments to certain varieties of apples either tomorrow or Saturday using Retain and Pristine.
- 08/24/2014 - Due to rainy conditions we have to complete the spot treatments of Retain and Pristine tomorrow.
- 08/26/2014 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Topsin M Venom and Confine Extra and peaches with Venom and Pristine.
- 09/05/2014 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with various treatments that may include Retain, Flint, Confine Extra, Brigade and Venom.
- 09/11/2014 - We will be spraying some spot treatments of apples today that will include combinations of Retain Brigade and Flint.
- 09/16/2014 - We plan on spraying a few apple varieties tomorrow with Flint and Venom.
- 09/17/2014 - Due to rain yesterday we were not able to complete our scheduled sprays so we will finish them today.
2013 Orchard Notifications
- 04/11/2013 - We plan on spraying either tomorrow or Saturday (weather permitting). apples with oil, copper sulfate, and Inspire super and peaches with oil, Ziram, and Esteem.
- 04/17/2013 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow and or Friday with Penncozeb, Rally, and oil.
- 04/28/2013 - We plan on spraying the trees near your house either tomorrow or Tuesday with Inspire Super and Penncozeb on apples, and Rally on peaches.
- 05/06/2013 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Rally and Penncozeb and Agri-strep. We also will spray the peaches with Gem and Avaunt.
- 05/10/2013 - We have to finish spraying peaches tomorrow with Gem and Avaunt. We will also be spot treating some apples tomorrow and Saturday with Apogee, AgriStrep, Penncozeb and Inspire Super.
- 05/15/2013 - We will be spraying the apples by your house tomorrow with Penncozeb, Rally, Terramycin, and Confine Extra. We will be spraying the peaches with Captan, Rally, and Avaunt.
- 05/19/2013 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Penncozeb, Inspire Super, FireLine, Apogee and Avaunt. Also, we will doing spot treatments for thinning purposes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday weather permitting. These treatments will include Fruitone N, Maxcell, and/or Sevin.
- 05/25/2013 - We will be spraying the peaches tomorrow am with Captan, Chloronil, Assail, and Mycoshield.
- 05/27/2013 - We will be doing some spot treatment of apples tomorrow a.m. using Maxcell and Sevin.
- 05/30/2013 - We plan on spraying the apples tomorrow with Captan and assail.
- 06/08/2013 - *** Sprayed but did not provide a notification ***
- 06/08/2013 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan and Assail and peaches with Captan, Assail and Mycoshield.
- 06/15/2013 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Captan and Danitol.
- 06/18/2013 - *** NO NOTIFICATION ***, spraying center of orchard and spray drifted
- 06/25/2013 - We plan on spraying apples near your house tomorrow with Captan and Warrior.
- 06/27/2013 - *** NO NOTIFICATION ***, far side of fields
- 07/03/2013 - We will be spraying both apples and peaches tomorrow with Captan, Topsin M and Warrior.
- 07/11/2013 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Flint and Ethephon.
- 07/17/2013 - We plan on spraying peaches tomorrow with Captan and Assail and apples either tomorrow or Friday with Flint and Ethephon.
- 07/25/2013 - We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan, Topsin M and Danitol and peaches with Captan Topsin M and Leverage 360.
- 08/02/2013 - We will be spraying apples with Captan Topsin M and Grizzly either Friday or Saturday.
- 08/11/2013 - We plan on spraying tomorrow and/or Sunday, peaches with Venom and Pristine, and apples with either Venom and Pristine, or Sovran and Bifenture.
- 08/20/2013 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow or Tuesday with either Pristine and Venom or Sovran and Venom or Sovran and Brigade. We will be spraying peaches tomorrow or Tuesday with either Pristine and Venom or Pristine and Brigade.
- 08/21/2013 - We will be spraying apples tomorrow with spot treatments of Retain or Fruitone N.
- 08/29/2013 - We plan on spraying apples either tomorrow or Friday with Leverage 360 and Topsin M along with spot treatments of Fruitone N or Retain.
- 08/30/2013 - We plan on spraying apples either tomorrow or Friday with Leverage 360 and Topsin M along with spot treatments of Fruitone N or Retain. (second day in a row)
- 09/10/2013 - We will be spraying apples with Pristine and Venom along with spot treatments of Retain, and peaches with Pristine either Monday or Tuesday.
- 09/17/2013 - *** NO NOTIFICATION ***, middle of field
2012 Orchard Notifications
- We plan to spray the peaches tomorrow with Ziram and oil. We also plan to spray the apples on Wed., Thurs. or Friday with Copper and oil.
- We will be spraying apples near your house with Inspire Super and Manzate either on Friday, Saturday or Sunday weather permitting.
- We plan on spraying the apples on either Friday or Saturday with Rally and Manzate and the peaches with Rally.
- We will be spraying apples either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday weather permitiing with Captan, Rally, Danitol and Streptomycin. We will also be spraying certain varieties of apples with spot treatments that may include the following: NAA, Maxcell and Sevin XLR.
- We will be spraying the apples by your house either tomorow or Friday weather permitting with Fire Wall, Manzate, Rally and Assail.
- We will be spraying the peaches today or tomorrow with Captan, Assail. and Fire Line.
- We will be spraying peaches tomorrow, weather permitting with Captan and Danitol. We will be spraying apples on Thursday with Flint, Danitol, and Ethephon.
- We plan on spraying tomorrow with a combination of Captan, Topsin M and Danitol both apples and peaches.
- We were not able to spray by your house today because it was too windy so we will plan on doing it tomorrow.
- Due to wheather conditions we were not able to finish spraying apples yesterday so we will finish them today.
- We plan on spraying the peaches tomorrow with Rally weather permitting.
- We may spray the apples either tomorrow or Thursday with Manzate and Streptomycin.
- We plan to spray the apples near your house either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday weather permitting with Inspire Super and Streptomycin.
- We will be spraying tomorrow and or Thursday with the following: Peaches with Captan, Rally, Fireline, and Assail.
- We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Captan and Thionex. We plan on spraying peaches tomorrow with Captan, Rally, and Thionex.
- We plan on spraying apples tomorrow with Flint and Grizzly-Z and peaches with Grizzly-Z, Fire Line and Captan.
- We plan on spraying peaches and apples tomorrow and will finish the apples on Tueasday with Captan, Topsin M and Leverage.
- We were not able to finish spraying today so we plan on continuing tomorrow morning weather permitting with Captan Topsin M and Leverage.
- We will be spraying peaches and apples today and tomorrow with Pristine and Leverage.
- We plan on spraying sweet corn tomorrow with Warrior.
- We will be applying spot treatments of Retain and Alliette to certain apple varieties tomorrow.
- We will be spraying apples and peaches tomorrow with Pristine and Lannate, and sweet corn with Warrior.
- We plan on spraying sweet corn tomorrow with Warrior. We will also be spraying apples with Captan, Flint, andVenom along with spot treatments of Retain. Peaches will be sprayed with Pristine and either Venom or Lannate.
- Tomorrow we will be spraying certain peaches with Gem and Venom and certain apples with Bifenture and Flint.
- We will be spraying apples tomorrow with either a treatment of Bifenture, Captan and Topsin M, or a treatment of Pristine with or without Venom.
- We plan on spraying selected varieties of apples tomorrow with Retain weather permitting.
- We will be spraying apples tomorrow with Topsin M and either Baythroid or Venom along with spot treatments of Retain.
For additional information, Google the pesticide names listed above to learn more about the dangers of exposure to these toxic chemicals.
For example: Google Captan or Google Lannate
Use the link below to read the pesticide label by placing the pesticide name in the 'Brand Name:' box. It will be enlightening.
www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx
For example: Google Captan or Google Lannate
Use the link below to read the pesticide label by placing the pesticide name in the 'Brand Name:' box. It will be enlightening.
www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx