ban the use of pesticides in neighborhoods unless proven infestation. IPM methods 1st defense, chemicals as last resort.

We are all victims of neighborhood-induced pesticide drift and the diseases it spawns. Pesticide exposure is a leading cause of NCDs.10,400 people in the US die yearly from cancers realated to pesticides--estimated cost per year in US $38 billion.Those persons damaged by pesticides (environmentally ill) and disabled, has surpassed diabetes! Children living in areas of high pesticide-use i.e., farmland, have key differences in motor skills such as hand-eye coordination, balance, short-term memory, simple problem solving and ability to draw a human figure, from children living away from farmland. ((Environment and Science Reporter, Mother Earth Journal) Neighborhood use of pesticides is 10 times higher per acre than a farmer uses. We would all be breathing less pesticide in a farmer's field