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Subject:
Pesticide Use South of the Border
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Brian Fredericksen <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:46:29 -0400
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According to this NYT's Op-Ed piece, pesticide concentrations are many times higher in South 
America and Mexico and wildlife poisonings more frequent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/opinion/30stutchbury.html?
_r=3&ref=opinion&oref=login&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

imagine the impact on honeybees, although it seems nothing impacts the AHB negatively. So much 
for the idea that Ag Chems are killing off honeybees en masse. Where are the reports of bee losses 
then south of the border? or are they not being reported? 

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