>As a very tiny amount of systemic pesticides do the job of much larger

> amounts of non-systemic pesticides, it seems disingenuous to compare
> agricultural chemicals on a "pounds used" basis.
>

I'm sorry that I was apparently not clear on my point.  The study indicated
that paraquat exhibited toxic effects at even lower concentrations than the
neonics.  That is specifically why I compared the poundage, and erroneously
thought my reasoning was clear. I go out of my way to try to avoid being
disingenuous, since, as xxxx recently said, such ingenuity would be quickly
pointed out on the List.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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