StopTheSpray.ORG was founded in the autumn of 2007 to give a voice to those opposing the aerial spraying of pesticides aimed at eradicating the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. This multi-million dollar spraying campaign is being conducted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in reaction to a trade embargo, yet pesticides are being applied on residential rather than agricultural areas. Of particular concern is that the chemicals used are untested and have never before been applied on such a large scale and over human populations, and that long-term effects on people’s health and the environment are unknown and profoundly questionable. The CDFA’s spraying campaign is scheduled to resume and expand into the larger Bay Area in the spring of 2008 with monthly applications until the total eradication of the moth –deemed impossible by most experts –until at least 2010.

The petition hosted by StopTheSpray.ORG unites the voices of thousands of people who oppose enforced aerial pesticide spray programs across the State of California. StopTheSpray.ORG provides online forums to post personal experiences, report adverse reactions and find support. While planes are flying overhead, online communication becomes an essential lifeline for those directly impacted and forced to stay inside. StopTheSpray.ORG believes that information is the basis for empowerment, and aims at creating a communal information database by facilitating exchange and collaboration. StopTheSpray.ORG hosts and nurtures a vibrant online community that is rapidly developing into the groundswell for a state-wide movement to stop the aerial spraying of pesticides in California!

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