CAMARILLO : Postponed Aerial Spraying to Resume
Aerial spraying of the pesticide malathion was rescheduled for Wednesday night after flights Tuesday were canceled by the Cooperative Medfly Project in Camarillo due to heavy fog.
Low-flying helicopters were expected to take off about 10 p.m. Wednesday as state agriculture officials continue their attack on the Mediterranean fruit fly, which was first found in Camarillo in late September.
Wednesday night’s malathion spraying over 16 square miles in east Camarillo would be the sixth of 12 scheduled applications.
On Tuesday, dozens of people concerned about the long-term health effects of the aerial spraying protested against the chemical’s use outside the Ventura County Health Department in Ventura.
State and local health officials maintain that the pesticide is safe in small doses.
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