On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:29:14 -0500, zxcvbob opined:

escapee wrote:

Do you think they outlawed it because of it's greatness? It is a neurotoxin and
can kill you, cause cancer, and a whole host of other neuro diseases. How silly
people are.


I think they outlawed it because stupid people were spraying it on golf
courses (against the label directions) and killing people, or
broadcasting it by the hundreds of pounds on their lawns whether they
had grubs or not and contaminating the ground water. I don't think they
banned it because I use it once or twice every July to spray my apple
tree to prevent apple maggots because malathion isn't strong enough. (it
is listed for this.)

Bob

I don't care what you "think." I care that diazinon was marketed in about 40
different trade names, sold in different type bottles, by different companies
and what's more stunning is that you use it anywhere, let alone on something you
will eat.

Do as you will. I find your glib answer alarming and if this remotely
represents how people in the world feel about neurotoxins, organophosphate's and
the like, it's frightening.


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