Reports

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No link between spraying and asthma
Research in New York State evaluating the effects of neighborhood-wide mosquito control product application programs on incidence of asthma found no increase in the number of emergency room asthma patient visits following spraying with pyrethroids. To read this report  published in Environmental Health Perspectives click here.

Why Pesticides?
Click here to view this 4-page fact sheet focusing on pests, the problems they pose and effective methods for their control.

Pest Threats: A Resource for Decision Makers
Click here for information kits on various issues surrounding children and the problem of pests.

West Nile Virus: What is is, How it Spreads and How we can Control It
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Preventing West Nile Virus
Click here for the facts.

The Problem with Pests
Dr. Jerome Goddard, clinical assistant professor of preventive medicine, University of Mississippi Medical School talks about the increasing health risks pests make to American adults and children.

Children's Asthma Study Urges: "Take Cockroach Control Seriously"
Click here for more on the inner-city study by NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Get the facts with these Questions and Answers about Pesticides, courtesy of Grounds Maintenance Magazine