TopNews New Zealand The decision in regard of spraying in the West Sacramento area to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus is still under consideration. The pesticides that are commonly used for aerial spraying to prevent West Nile virus include pyrethrin or naled. In ...
Sacramento Bee The pesticides typically used for West Nile aerial spraying are pyrethrin or naled. Typically, the pesticides are introduced as an aerial spray at a rate of three-quarters of an ounce, or less, per acre. Although the pesticides used are commonly found ... and more »
KGNS A UC Davis study analyzed emergency department records from Sacramento hospitals during and immediately after low-volume aerial spraying of the insecticide pyrethrin during the summer of 2005. The researchers took that data and compared it to E-R ...
San Jose Mercury News The chemical used is a combination of pyrethrin -- derived from chrysanthemum flowers -- and a "synergist" agent that prevents insects from quick...
