County of
Santa Cruz
HEALTH
SERVICES AGENCY
POST OFFICE BOX 962, 1060 EMELINE AVENUE SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061-0962
(831) 454-4114 FAX: (831) 454-5049 TDD: (831) 454-4123
DISEASE CONTROL UNIT
Contact #: (831)454-4114
Public Health Issue: CheckMate LBAM-F and/or
CheckMate OLR-F Spraying for Control of the
Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM)
INCIDENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
·
Physicians
are required by law, Health and Safety Code 105200, to notify the County of
Santa Cruz Health Officer, via the Disease Control Unit, of illness or injury
that you suspect was caused by pesticides.
· Fax your completed Confidential Report of Known or Suspected Pesticide-related Illness to (831) 454-5049 or call (831) 454-4114 within 24 hours.
· The reporting form is included as a separate attachment.
·
The product that
will be sprayed, CheckMate LBAM-F
and/or CheckMate OLR-F, is a
pheromone that purports to disrupt the mating of the light brown apple moth.
·
The California
Department of Food and Agriculture has posted a list of ingredients in
CheckMate LBAM-F (but not CheckMate
OLR-F) and it is included as a separate attachment.
·
EPA evaluated the safety of the CheckMate products and
concluded that the risks to human health and the environment are negligible.
·
There are no
diagnostic tests/biological markers for localized or systemic CheckMate LBAM-F or
CheckMate OLR-F exposure.
Health Alert: conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.
Health Advisory: provides important information for a specific situation; may not require immediate action.
Health Update: provides updated information regarding a situation; unlikely to require immediate action.