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Old 22-04-2013, 05:14 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:32:11 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:20:04 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:41:23 +0100, "Pete C"
wrote:

'If' I've heard right, something called neonicotinoids (sp) are to be
banned. Does anyone know what products will disappear from garden centre
shelves?


Quite a lot will be banned or modified but, in my opinion, that won't
be such a bad thing. I have been gardening without pesticides for
years and I'm quite pleased with the results.


You don't grow 200 acres of rape seed or anything else for a living
do you?


I am sure you would agree that pressure should be maintained on Bayer
et al to design/manufacture pesticides that do not have potentially
adverse side effects on wildlife, particularly on something as
valuable to plant life as the bee.
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