Moth Spraying's Impact Worries Some

By GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Environment

Chris Pavlos, nursery manager of the Soquel Nursery Growers, inspects delphinium flowers from a moth infestation at his nursery in Soquel, Calif., Friday, April 4, 2008. If the larvae keep hatching, state officials warn the invasive moth could chomp through up to $640 million worth of crops this year alone that is plaguing California's central coast. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- As the state prepares to spray the San Francisco Bay Area with pesticides to fight an invasive moth, local officials are worrying not only about the potential impact on human health, but on local commerce as well.

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