Njengoba inkathi yokutshala izitshalo neyokukhula iqala ukuguquka, manje yisikhathi esiphezulu sokusebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane kulo lonke izwe lezolimo laseWashington. Abafaka izibulala-zinambuzane banomthwalo wemfanelo wokuqinisekisa ukuthi izibulala-zinambuzane azikhukhuleki lapho ziqondiswe khona.
Ngonyaka odlule, uMnyango Wezolimo waseWashington State (WSDA) I-Pesticide Management Division iphenye izehlakalo ezingu-161 ezibandakanya ukwephulwa okungenzeka kwemithetho kahulumeni yezibulala-zinambuzane kanye nezingu-64 zalezo ezihilela izinsolo zezibulala-zinambuzane ezikhukhuleka zingene endaweni engomakhelwane. Kuze kube manje kulo nyaka, i-WSDA isithole izikhalazo eziyisishiyagalolunye zokukhukhuleka kwezibulala-zinambuzane futhi eziningi zihilela ukuchayeka kwabantu okungenzeka. Kumanje konke kuyaphenywa.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izibulala-zinambuzane azikhukhuleki ngale kwendawo yokwelapha ehlosiwe, i-WSDA inikeza iziphakamiso ezilandelayo ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi.
- Funda ilebula ngezibulala-zinambuzane ezisetshenziswayo futhi uthobele zonke izinyathelo zokuphepha kanye nemikhawulo ekuphatheni okuphephile, izinto zokuvikela ezidingekayo, izikhindi, umthelela ezitshalweni nokunye.
- Naka ukunaka okukhethekile eduze kwezindawo ezibucayi njengemigwaqo emikhulu, amakhaya, izikole nezinye izindawo ezihlala abantu noma lapho kukhona abasebenzi.
- Linganisa kahle okokusebenza, usebenzisa imibhobho efanele kanye nokucindezela ukuze ugcine isifutho sisendaweni ehlosiwe.
- Ngokusekelwe enanini lamahlamvu kanye nosayizi wesihlahla nokuma, thuthukisa isifutho sakho ngokusebenzisa umthamo ofanele wamanzi nomoya, kanye nokucindezela okulungile nosayizi wombhobho.
- Hlola izindawo ezisemngceleni wendawo ephathwayo.
- Linganisa izimo ezifana nesivinini somoya, isiqondiso somoya, nezinga lokushisa.
- Yeka ukufaka isicelo ngokushesha uma izimo zishintsha ngezindlela ezikhulisa ingcuphe yokukhukhuleka iye emazingeni angaphephile noma uma noma ubani esondela endaweni ngaphandle kokuvikelwa okufanele.
Ilayisense ye-WSDA engaba ngu-28,000 abafaka izibulala-zinambuzane, abathengisi, abaxhumanisi nabahloli. Abanelayisensi baqeqeshelwe ukusebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane ngokuphepha. Uma izinkinga zenzeka, i-WSDA izophenya izikhalazo ezisola ukuthi imithetho yezwe yezibulala-zinambuzane iphuliwe - okuhlanganisa namacala okukhukhuleka, ukuchayeka kwabasebenzi, noma ukulimala kwemvelo.
Ukuze ufake isikhalazo, thumela i-imeyili compliance@agr.wa.gov noma shayela inombolo yamahhala ku-1-877-301-4555. Uma ushaya ucingo, yiba nolwazi oluningi ngangokunokwenzeka olulungele ukwabelana nomphenyi.
UMnyango Wezempilo wombuso uphenya izigameko ezingaba khona zokugula kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Vakashela website yabo ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi.– Joel Kangiser, I-Pesticide Management Division, uMnyango Wezolimo Wesifunda sase-Washington