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A12 SCIENCE
Thursday 10 March 2022
U.S. officials reverse course on

pesticide’s harm to wildlife

By MATTHEW BROWN proposed label changes The species that were
Associated Press would do little to protect found in jeopardy last year
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. species that in some cas- included birds such as the
wildlife officials reversed es have dwindled to very Mississippi sandhill crane
their previous finding that few individuals. They said and various fish, insects,
a widely used and highly assuming malathion users snails and other animals
toxic pesticide could jeop- will follow the guidelines is and plants.
ardize dozens of plants and unrealistic, and objected U.S. House Natural Resourc-
animals with extinction, af- to an 18-month timeline for es Committee Chairman
ter receiving pledges from the EPA to put them into ef- Raul Grijalva criticized the
chemical manufacturers fect. Biden administration for
that they will change prod- "This is an enormous punt," not taking stronger steps
uct labels for malathion so said Brett Hartl with the to protect endangered
that it's used more carefully Center for Biological Di- species from pesticides.
by gardeners, farmers and versity. "There's not a single The Arizona Democrat said
other consumers. endangered species that "theoretical restrictions" on
Federal rules for mala- will see anything change the use of malathion would
thion are under review in on the ground because of not help.q
response to longstanding this biological opinion for at
concerns that the pesti- least 18 months, but prob-
cide used on mosquitoes, ably never."
grasshoppers and other The manufacturers agreed
insects also kills many rare to use labels that provide
plants and animals. A draft extensive guidelines on
finding from the U.S. Fish when and where malathi- HTTA
and Wildlife Service last on should be used to avoid Aruba Divi Phoenix
April said malathion could killing wildlife. For example, Palm beach
threaten 78 imperiled spe- the labels would say not to 1 Bedroom 2 bath
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The Associated Press. The manufacturers were
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