Bob Harrison wrote:
> The big fact one should consider concerning pesticides
> is almost all research published has been funded by chemical companies.
>
> Same with research to get new drugs approved drug companies.
>
>   

Sort of goes with the territory since they are the ones who are trying 
to get approval from the gov and who else will do it?

There are instances where the science did not disclose unforeseen 
effects, but with the number and different kinds of drugs and pesticides 
out there, they are few and far between. In our litigious society, they 
are fairly careful about the safety of their products.

If you want to point fingers, we need to look at the end users and what 
they are doing with the product. Like beekeepers who apply Amitraz, an 
illegal substance, to colonies. Or multiple OA applications, much less 
one, also illegal.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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