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Terminix Used Poisonous Pesticide On St. Croix, EPA Issues Warning

Terminix, one of the territory's most prominent pesticide companies, has found itself in a lot of trouble following the revelation that it was the company responsible for fumigating an apartment at a luxury condominium in St. John with pesticides that caused a Delaware family vacationing at the same place earlier this month to become critically ill. Now, new reports show Terminix has also used the pesticide on locations in St. Croix. The pesticide has been identified as Meth-O-Gas, which contains the heavily restricted methyl bromide, the chemical at the heart of the controversy. A Stop Use Order issued to Terminix by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) on Tuesday revealed that the company used the restricted product on three separate occasions on St. Croix last year: on July 15, 2014 the company fumigated a 20-foot container containing dry lumber at an undisclosed location on St. Croix. A residence located at 143 Shoys was fumigated on Nov. 26, 2014, and on De...