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Subject:	Re: Pesticide use
From:	Anita Rickenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:17:45 -0400
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The most recent comparison I could find was 2001 data.  Total US usage for
that year was 1,203 million pounds which included herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, and other.  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi180

Of that, home and garden use was 102 million pounds.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi177  and agricultural usage was 675 million
pounds http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi176.

At the time of the study, comparing 2000 to 2001, agricultural usage was
trending down and home and garden usage was trending up.  A more recent
study with 2002 and 2003 data shows  agricultural herbicide usage increasing
due to genetically modified crops
http://otrans.3cdn.net/c1f04293317b797427_gsm6i2ei7.pdf.

Anita
www.ancient-art-pottery.com

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