Pan talks about implementing IPM measures for farmers..

IPM has always cost chemical companies money.

With systemic pesticides like used on oranges you simply use year round
(well you are supposed to stop before bloom but .)

treating every corn plant in the U.S. yearly with pesticides was only a 
dream until the
systemics.

No IPM with corn.

The systemics are so easy "a cave man could apply"

Many on the list condemn commercial beeks for treating prophylactic for
disease but seem to not find fault when growers use systemics
prophylactic. Nothing IPM about almost every corn seed in the U.S. treated 
with
systemics. (let alone GMO)

When you stand back and consider systemic pesticides you realize chemical
companies see big bucks flowing their way. Think about what I say.

First will be crops with real problems like orange and then invented
problems which you do not have to worry about with systemics (almonds?).

Systemics and IPM like water and electricity.

Using systemics in almonds means millions of dollars (billions?)

On the lighter side:
Once imidacloprid gets in the water supplies ticks & chiggers will die when
they bite beekeepers.


 bob

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