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To: yankeesdoodle
>>They said it would only kill the medflys, but I always thought- how can it do that? <<

I'm not sure who told you malathion would only kill the Medfly but it can be highly toxic to both bees and flies (includes mosquitoes) especially when aerially applied. I worked in the CA Medfly program in the 1980s.

BTW, what is a Godzilla bug? I found one internet reference to the name as a praying mantis.

31 posted on 10/08/2007 10:41:31 AM PDT by Muleteam1
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To: Muleteam1

Oh, I meant the only flying bugs that survived are the tough, ugly waspy Godzilla-like bugs that scare me, and not the lacey, pretty harmless butterflies and such.


35 posted on 10/08/2007 12:08:59 PM PDT by yankeesdoodle
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