Insecticides in Common Use in Oregon Could Be Threat to Salmon

(From kdrv.com) Eugene, Or.– Commonly used insecticides that have been showing up in Oregon watersheds could pose a real threat to endangered salmon. The three insecticides are chlorpyrifos, malathion and diazinon. All three are in common use around Oregon homes and farms.  And federal researchers caution that could ultimately lead to the extinction of more than two dozen salmon runs in California, Oregon and Washington.

Read Full Article