In late 2007, the moth eradication program controversially included aerial spraying of a product containing E. postvittana attractant sex pheromones as its active ingredient over sixty square miles near the Pacific coast between Monterey and Santa Cruz.[1] The US Environmental Protection Agency authorized the aerial spraying of the pheromone spray every 30 days until 2010. In June 2008, the State of California announced that it was abandoning plans for aerial spraying over population centers.[2]