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"Pesticides Used On Florida's Mosquitoes May Harm Butterflies" [1]

"Environmentalists and a South Florida community want to limit aerial spraying for mosquitoes — saying it's ineffective and harmful to wildlife. Two butterfly species were added to the endangered list."

Greg Allen reports for NPR's Morning Edition August 22, 2014. [2]

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Source: NPR [2], 08/26/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pesticides-used-floridas-mosquitoes-may-harm-butterflies [2] http://www.npr.org/2014/08/22/342354098/pesticides-used-on-florida-s-mosquitos-may-be-harming-butterflies [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81