Brown Orders Medfly Spraying in California
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Medicine, Health, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: July 10, 1981
Article abstract: The governor of California alienated both environmentalists and farmers when he belatedly ordered agricultural spraying of the insecticide malathion.
Summary of Event
More than halfway through his second term in office, California governor Jerry Brown made the decision to proceed with extensive malathion spraying to combat an infestation of the Mediterranean fruit fly. In part because of governmental vacillation, the fruit fly’s numbers had grown far beyond its initial small population.
The climate of Southern California is...
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