Kathy Kellison wrote:
> >A new study tested mothers and the umbilical cord serum of their babies.
> With these results for New Jersey, I shutter to think what the levels
> such a study in the Central Valley of California would attest
Why worry? In spite of the likely higher pesticide residue levels
in California's Central Valley, vertebrate animals continue to be
abundant even within the pesticide treated crops.
A couple brief examples:
ALMONDS:
http://www.bluediamond.com/index.cfm?navid=152
"Ground Squirrels and Gophers ‹ Ground squirrels continue to be a
major vertebrate pest in almonds. There seems to be a constant battle
to control these prolific animals in and around the orchard."
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RAISIN GRAPES:
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/datastore/391-316.pdf
Vertebrate Pests:
HOUSE FINCH
ROBIN
STARLING
CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL
POCKET GOPHER
MEADOW VOLE
DEER
COYOTES
RABBITS Primarily Jackrabbits
Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.
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