Eliminating the greenhouse use will cause issues for commercial growers using
Malathion for treatment of cereal leaf beetle on ornamental grasses. Cereal Leaf
Beetle is a quarentine pest that requires treatment for shipping these crops into
the state of California. Malathion remains the product of choice due to it's crop
safety. This is a relatively small use, and is one of the FEW uses where
ornamental growers actually utilize Malathion in pest control programs.
**I am a distribution rep for a major national chemical distribution company and
have worked with greenhouse growers in California, Washington, and Oregon for
the past 12 years.
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