Questions sent to the
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
and EPA through Mr. Lyndon Hawkins
(Mr. Hawkins is in charge of Integrated Pest Management for the State of California ... as of early 2000, Mr. Hawkins retired to go into private IPM consultation without doing anything to stop the pesticide madness in California)
 
 

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DATE
SUBJECT
Next September, 1999
9-3-98
 When more children get sick and/or die from pesticide exposure in California, and they will, some PCO may have pulled the trigger, but you will have aimed the gun.     UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR
7-30-98
  I am the only pest control operator in the United States that was indicted for not using "enough" of the cancer-causing chemical chlordane - do you really want to stop us from safely controlling pests and protecting the children of California?     UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR
7-8-98
 Isn't it against the law to advertise that "registered" pesticide poisons were "safe or approved" - why isn't the law enforced?    UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR
6-26-98
 Question to the EPA/DPR:  Why are you forcing the Fontana Unified School District to only use "registered" poisons to "control" their pests now?    UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR
6-23-98
 To the EPA/DPR:  If any safe alternative pest control is "illegal" in California and you  can only use poisons to "control" pests, why bother saying true IPM is possible in California?    UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR
6-19-98
 Question to the DPR/EPA:  Is it really 'illegal' in California to use non-toxic or GRAS materials or techniques to control or eliminate pests or must you only use dangerous 'registered' poisons that do not control pests but do kill and/or injure children, pets and the environment?     UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR
Dept. of Ag
 Fontana Unified School District declined to consider a non-toxic approach to pest control because of the California Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation tol them that:  anything used to control any pest in California must be a "registered" pesticide whether it is Comet®, soap, talcum powder or whatever.     UNANSWERED BY EPA or DPR or Dept. of Agriculture
IPM Proposal
 Safe and Sane approach to Pest Management in our schools...  it can be done without pesticides.   Read More

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