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On 22/04/2013 14:20, 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. Steve Of course you haven't had problems. That is because pesticide use keeps pests down to manageable numbers which have limited effects. So you don't have trouble because many around you are using pesticides, thus limiting what damage they might do to your plants. Let's call it "collateral benefit". If you don't believe this, all you have to do is look at the damage caused by pests (and diseases) where there is no treatment. I may be wrong, but I expect that you don't exist solely on what you can grow. If you did, and your food supply for the next year was decimated by locusts, you might have a different view on pesticide use. -- Jeff |
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:31:29 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote: If you did, and your food supply for the next year was decimated by locusts, you might have a different view on pesticide use. Or just eat the locusts! |
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