THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS
FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE
COMPANY OVER ENVIRONMENTAL
VIOLATIONS.
BUGS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE
DISAPPEARING.
A NEW STUDY SAYS TOXIC
PESTICIDES ARE CRUMBLING OUR
ECOSYSTEM, LEADING TO THE
DECLINE OF 41% OF THE WORLD'S
INSECTS.
WE'RE GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DAVIS TO
REVERSE THIS TREND.
Reporter: THESE BEES ON
DISPLAY AT SACRAMENTO'S FARM DAY
ARE LOOKING GOOD, BUT THERE IS
CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
THE STUDY IN THE JOURNAL
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION SAYS
WIDESPREAD USE OF PESTICIDES IS
ONE OF THE REASONS INSECTS ARE
DYING AT SUCH AN ALARMING RATE.
ALL THOSE PESTICIDES COMING
IN ARE REALLY MAKING THEM VERY
SICK, AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO
SURVIVE.
Reporter: MORE FARMERS AND
HOME GARDENERS ARE LOOKING FOR
NATURAL SOLUTIONS.
BIO INNOVATIONS IS DEVELOPING
NATURAL PRODUCT THAT IS KILL
PESTS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A PLACE WE
RAISE THE BAD BUGS IN ORDER TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO KILL THEM.
Reporter: ONE TARGET, THE
WORST PEST FOR CALIFORNIA
STRAWBERRIES.
IF THE FARMERS DON'T CONTROL
THIS PEST YOU'LL END UP WITH
DEFORMED BERRIES.
Reporter: DR. PAM'S TEAM
TRAVELS THE WORLD TO FIND
NATURAL INGREDIENTS FOR THE
PRODUCTS.
THIS PARTICULAR BACTERIA WAS
FOUND FROM A GARDEN NEAR A BUD
HIST TEMPLE IN JAPAN.
WE'VE BEEN CERTIFIED ORGANIC
SINCE WE STARTED 35 YEARS AGO.
Reporter: OTHER FARMERS
INSIST CHEMICALS WORK BETTER AND
THEY'LL KEEP USING THEM.
CALIFORNIA'S FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
UNDERSTANDS THE ARGUMENT BUT
ENCOURAGES FARMERS AND HOME
GARDENERS TO GO NATURAL AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE.
SOMETIMES IT'S UNPREVENTABLE
TO KNOCK DOWN A PEST POPULATION,
BUT WE CLEARLY HAVE MANY
INCENTIVES AND MANY REASONS TO
USE AS MANY BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS
AS WE CAN.
