This story actually talks about the increased use of less toxic substances commercially. Some of the items are worth knowing for home use.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
California farmers use more pesticides
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=3576
Central Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USA ... in pesticide pounds applied from 2004 to 2005 included wine grapes (6 million pounds), oranges (2.7 million pounds), raisin and table grapes (1.8 million pounds ...
[NAFEX] Fwd: Pesticide use,
Lon J. Rombough, 11/16/2006