Pesticide Rains Down on California

Some complained of rashes, coughing fits and burning eyes after California launched an aerial assault on the light brown apple moth this weekend.

The Asian moth, which was first seen in California about a year ago, is throwing farmers into fits. They fear the latest invasive species will eat its way through valuable crops, including Napa Valley vineyards.

Officials touted the pesticide of choice, a reproductive disruptor, as the least toxic chemical available. It's supposed to prevent the moth from reproducing, and do little else.

But people who had pesticide rain down on them, or who dealt with it on the ground, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, believe their health may have been affected.

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