Worst First:
High-Risk Insecticide Uses, Children's Foods and Safer Alternatives

Prepared by Consumers Union Washington, D.C.
September, 1998
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Benbrook, C.M. (1998). "Attainment of Industry-wide Pesticide Risk Reduction Goals: Technical Report to WWF and WPVGA." June 1998. (Accessible via the Internet at: http://www.pmac.net/attain.htm

Benbrook, C.M., E. Groth, M. Hansen, J. Halloran and S. Marquardt (1996). Pest Management at the Crossroads. Yonkers, NY: Consumers Union of U.S., Inc.

Brunner, J.F. (1998). "Codling Moth and Leafroller Control with New Insecticide Chemistry." From the "Practical applications developed through research" website, January 15, 1998. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

Environmental Working Group (1998). Overexposed: Organophosphate Insecticides in Children's Foods. Washington, DC: (Accessible on the Internet via the EWG site at: http://www.ewg.org

Long, G. (1998). "Colorado Potato Beetle Report 1997 Season." Department of Entomology, Washington State University. (Accessible on the Internet at http://ipm.wsu.edu/SpudBugs/Repts97/CPB97Report.html).

Mahr, S. (1998). "Know Your FriendsóMacrocentrus ancylivorus." Midwest Biological Control News. July 1, 1998. (Accessible at http://www.wisc.edu/entomology/mbcn/kyf507.html).

National Research Council (1987). Regulating Pesticides in Food: The Delaney Paradox. Board on Agriculture. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

National Research Council (1993). Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (1996). Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1996). Agricultural Chemical Usage: 1995 Fruits Summary. Ag Ch 1 (96), Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1996). Agricultural Chemical Usage: Vegetables 1996 Summary. Ag Ch 1 (97), Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1998). Agricultural Chemical Usage: 1997 Field Crops Summary. Ag Ch 1 (98), Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1998). Agricultural Chemical Usage: 1997 Fruits Summary. Ag Ch 1 (98), Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1998). Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts -- 1997 Preliminary Summary. Fr Nt 1-3 (98) a, Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1997). Citrus Fruits: 1997 Summary. Fr Nt 7 (97), Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Survey/Economic Research Service (1998). Vegetables: 1997 Summary. Vg 1-2 (98), Washington DC. (See Appendix A for access via the Internet).