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Grasshopper Poison Deadly Yet Short Lived
A Idaho official warns Malathion used against grasshoppers is deadly but short lasting. Dr. John Mather of the State Health Division notes it is an organic phosphate effective on crops, with effects fading after one day and mostly gone in three to four days. State records show over 500000 acres sprayed, per Idaho Agriculture Commissioner Oscar Arstein.
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State Department of Health
John Mather
Idaho
Oscar Arstein