This site is designed to educate about the overuse and misuse of pesticides primarily for gypsy moth. If you are new to the site, read our introduction page here to get some quick information and get oriented.


Washington Tree Service, under state supervision, sprays Crown Hill
organic garden as media looks on.

See our HEADLINERS
for hot topics.

Read our Blog (over 5 years worth!) for current and historical information.

Click here to get a shopper's guide to pesticides in produce. Find out which fruits and vegetables have the most and the least pesticide residues. Take the wallet-sized guide with you to the store.

GO HERE to find out what you can do about Foray 48B spraying, and how to protect your family.


Items of Interest

Watch New Zealand television news low bandwidth or high bandwidth video about a scientist's assertions that Foray 48B has not been tested enough to be declared safe.

MAJOR WASHINGTON GYPSY MOTH CATCHES for 2008
Ft. Lewis (Pierce Co.)    3
Wauna                     0
Kent                       2
                      No Asian GM catches, and no spraying scheduled for 2009  


MAJOR WASHINGTON GYPSY MOTH CATCHES for 2007
spray creature

Wauna (Tacoma)          9    See Map...
Kent                       5  
Birch Bay (Whatcom)     3
Maple Leaf (Seattle)     1    See Map...
Marysville                 1
Sequim                     1
Totem Lake                1
Minterwood (Pierce)       1

MAJOR WASHINGTON GYPSY MOTH CATCHES for 2006

Crown Hill (Seattle)     NONE! Gypsy moths "disappeared?" Details...
Kent Commons(Kent)     42  

Olympia                    6

Federal Way              4
Bangor                     3


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How to contribute...

JGI