. >> newly approved pesticide methyl iodide, state regulators approved it. environmental groups and farm union and two individual field hands have filed a lawsuit to prevent its use. it is injected into the soil to kill insects, weeds prior to planting. sara jackson is the public policy associate for an oakland based earth justice. >> it can cause, vomiting, burning eyes and nose, in the long term it can cause irreverse a i believe central nervous damage. >> it is expected to be used mostly by strawberry growers but it can be used for other crops. 47 other states allow its use. the risk it could pose to fieldworkers. but strawberry commission says agricultural commission would determine where it can be applied. >> they have to looks at the land and the permit process and you have a regulator locally with the local environment. >> watsonville and lasinas are the biggest growing areas in california with nearly 14,000 acres. 1100 acres are organic. there is no indication how many growers are going to switch over to the pesticide. it's a $2 billion industry. opp