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Stellio Matson <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:33:08 -0700
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With all the recent speculation on the part of some academics
that neonics might be reducing aquatic insect populations via 
runoff from farm fields contaminating rivers and lakes I though 
it was ironic to read about a massive Mayfly emergence that
has been occurring in recent days in and around farm towns 
southeast of Minneapolis that border the Mississippi River: 
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/theyre-here-massive-mayfly-emergence-in-wisconsin/

The emergence has been so massive that the Mayflies left a big 
slimy mess on roadways that contributed to a three-car crash:
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/268033441.html

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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