Folks, please take a look at this alarming garden-related article
from Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights
(I'm a longtime worker/fighter for non-smokers' rights, going back to
when I ran the local chapter of ANR's predecessor, GASP (Group Against
Smoking Pollution). Much progress has been made, thanks to the
tireless, dogged efforts of our teammates, but it took a lot of
patience and persistence to overcome the power of the tobacco lobby
and the venality of state legislatures and local authorities.
The battle is not yet won, so please consider joining ANR. <www.non-
smoke.org> Much appreciated.
Now to the garden-relevant excerpt from ANR's Fall 2010 Update:
"Will Nicotine Cause Crop Failures?
France, Germany, and Italy have banned the use of a certain
class of pesticides, nicotine-based neonicotinoids, after
discovering that they were killing off the bee population. The
Italian Agriculture Ministry initially suspended the use of these
pesticides as a “precautionary measure,” and the resultant rapid
restoration of the bee population led to the permanent ban.
These pesticides have not yet been banned in the U.S., so groups
like the Sierra Club have provided copies of the documentary
“Nicotine Bees” to members of Congress to educate them about
the pesticides’ devastating effects. Bee pollination is responsible
for one-third of our food supply and without it, food production
will decline sharply and people will go hungry."
As you may have read in other contexts, the U.S. is in trouble bee-
wise.
Fellow gardeners will understand the direct link between a healthy bee
population and large-scale production of essential foodstuffs.
Contact your Member of Congress to demand that these pesticides be
banned.
Also please contact the Sierra Club about arranging a showing of
"Nicotine Bees"
at your local library, church/synagogue, Y, or other organization.
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> Folks, please take a look at this alarming garden-related article
> from Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights
>
> (I'm a longtime worker/fighter for non-smokers' rights, going back to
> when I ran the local chapter of ANR's predecessor, GASP (Group Against
> Smoking Pollution). Much progress has been made, thanks to the
> tireless, dogged efforts of our teammates, but it took a lot of
> patience and persistence to overcome the power of the tobacco lobby
> and the venality of state legislatures and local authorities.
>
> The battle is not yet won, so please consider joining ANR. <www.non-
> smoke.org> Much appreciated.
>
> Now to the garden-relevant excerpt from ANR's Fall 2010 Update:
>
> "Will Nicotine Cause Crop Failures?
>
> France, Germany, and Italy have banned the use of a certain
> class of pesticides, nicotine-based neonicotinoids, after
> discovering that they were killing off the bee population. The
> Italian Agriculture Ministry initially suspended the use of these
> pesticides as a ³precautionary measure,² and the resultant rapid
> restoration of the bee population led to the permanent ban.
>
> These pesticides have not yet been banned in the U.S., so groups
> like the Sierra Club have provided copies of the documentary
> ³Nicotine Bees² to members of Congress to educate them about
> the pesticides¹ devastating effects. Bee pollination is responsible
> for one-third of our food supply and without it, food production
> will decline sharply and people will go hungry."
>
> As you may have read in other contexts, the U.S. is in trouble bee-
> wise.
> Fellow gardeners will understand the direct link between a healthy bee
> population and large-scale production of essential foodstuffs.
>
> Contact your Member of Congress to demand that these pesticides be
> banned.
>
> Also please contact the Sierra Club about arranging a showing of
> "Nicotine Bees"
> at your local library, church/synagogue/mosque, Y, or other organization.
What about the following? Shouldn't they be banned as well?
Group 1 -- Highly toxic:
Severe losses may be expected if used when bees are present at treatment
time or within a day thereafter, except where noted to the contrary.
-------------------------------------------
Pesticides (trade name and/or common name)
-------------------------------------------
aldrin2
Ambush 2,18, permethrin
arsenicals 1,2
Asana, esfenvalerate
Avermectin 17
Azodrin 1,2, monocrotophos
Baygon 2, propoxur
Baytex 2, fenthion
Bidrin 1,2, dicrotophos
Bux, bufencarb
carbosulfan 2, FMC-35001
Cygon 2, dimethoate
Cythion 2,4, malathion
Dasanit 5, fensulfothion
DDVP 2, dichlorvos
Dibrom 2,3, naled
Decis 2, decamethrin
De-Fend 2, dimethoate
diazinon 2, Spectracide
dieldrin 1,2
Dimecron 2, phosphamidon
Dursban 2, chlorpyrifos
Ekamet, etrimfos
EPN 1,2
Ethyl Guthion, azinphos-ethyl
Famophos, famphur
Ficam, bendiocarb
Folithion, fenitrothion
Furadan 2,5, carbofuran
Gardona 1,2, stirofos
Guthion 1,2, azinphos-methyl
heptachlor 1,2
Imidan 2, phosmet
Lannate 2, methomyl
Lorsban, chlorpyrifos
malathion 2,4
Matacil, aminocarb
Mesurol, methiocarb
methyl parathion 1,2,11,12
Monitor 2, methamidophos
Nemacur 5, fenamiphos
Nudrin 2, methomyl
Orthene 2, acephate
parathion 1,2
Pay-Off
Phosdrin 1,2,3, mevinphos
phosphamidon 2, Dimecron
Pounce 2,18, permethrin
Pydrin 2, fenvalerate
resmethrin, Synthrin
Sevin 2, carbaryl
Spectracide 2, diazinon
Sumithion, fenitrothion
Sumithrin, d-phenothrin
Supracide 2, methidathion
Tamaron 2, methamidophos
Temik 1,2,5,7, aldicarb
tepp 1,2,3
Vapona 2, dichlorvos TM
-------------------------------------------
Group II -- Moderately toxic:
Can be used around bees if dosage, timing, and method of application are
correct, but should not be applied directly on bees in the field or on
the hives.
--------------------------------------------------
Insecticides (trade name and/or common name)
--------------------------------------------------
Abate 2, temephos
Agritox, trichloronate
Bolstar, sulprophos
Carzol 2, formetanate hydrochloride
chlordane 2
Ciodrin, crotoxyphos
Counter, terbufos
Croneton, ethiofencarb
Curacron, profenofos
DDT 1,2,10
Di-Syston 1,2,6,18, disulfoton
Dyfonate, fonofos
endrin 1,2
Korlan, ronnel
Larvin 2, thiodicarb
Metasystox-R 2, oxydemeton-methyl
Mocap, ethoprop
Perthane, ethylan
Pyramat
Sevin 4-Oil2, carbaryl
Sevimol 2, carbaryl
Syston 1,2,18, demeton
Thimet 1,2,6, phorate
Thiodan 2, endosulfan
Trithion 2, carbophenothion
Vydate 2, oxamyl
Zolone, phosalone
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- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/2/maude
http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2010/07/201072816515308172.html
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> from Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights
>
> (I'm a longtime worker/fighter for non-smokers' rights, going back to
> when I ran the local chapter of ANR's predecessor, GASP (Group Against
> Smoking Pollution). Much progress has been made, thanks to the
> tireless, dogged efforts of our teammates, but it took a lot of
> patience and persistence to overcome the power of the tobacco lobby
> and the venality of state legislatures and local authorities.
>
> The battle is not yet won, so please consider joining ANR. <www.non-
> smoke.org> Much appreciated.
>
> Now to the garden-relevant excerpt from ANR's Fall 2010 Update:
>
> "Will Nicotine Cause Crop Failures?
>
> France, Germany, and Italy have banned the use of a certain
> class of pesticides, nicotine-based neonicotinoids, after
> discovering that they were killing off the bee population. The
> Italian Agriculture Ministry initially suspended the use of these
> pesticides as a ³precautionary measure,² and the resultant rapid
> restoration of the bee population led to the permanent ban.
>
> These pesticides have not yet been banned in the U.S., so groups
> like the Sierra Club have provided copies of the documentary
> ³Nicotine Bees² to members of Congress to educate them about
> the pesticides¹ devastating effects. Bee pollination is responsible
> for one-third of our food supply and without it, food production
> will decline sharply and people will go hungry."
>
> As you may have read in other contexts, the U.S. is in trouble bee-
> wise.
> Fellow gardeners will understand the direct link between a healthy bee
> population and large-scale production of essential foodstuffs.
>
> Contact your Member of Congress to demand that these pesticides be
> banned.
>
> Also please contact the Sierra Club about arranging a showing of
> "Nicotine Bees"
> at your local library, church/synagogue/mosque, Y, or other organization.