> The issue in my opinion is as Jim points out about 2,4,5-T in the 60's sold
> to the general public and the maker saying safe for home use.
> How did the product get by the EPA?
EPA is receiving a bum rap on pesticides registered for home, agriculture and non-agriculture uses prior to EPA's establishment in 1970. US Department of Agriculture had the responsibility for registering pesticides prior to 1970 including chlorination hydrocarbons (DDT, dieldrin, chlordane, etc.), organophosphates (methyl parathion, malathion, etc.), carbamates (carbaryl, etc), phenoxy herbicides (2,4,5-T, 2,4-D, etc.) and other pesticide groups. Besides registering less harmful pesticides to the environment and public health, EPA has steadily banned the use or cancelled registration on the majority of the toxic pesticides registered for use by USDA prior to 1970 starting with DDT in 1972.
> 2,4 D being sprayed in daylight when bees are on the plants is going to be
> *in my opinion* a big problem for beekeepers as compared to roundup. My bees
> work henbit in corn fields before planting.
Since deep tillage of farm land depletes soil fertility and organic matter, no-till and strip-till will become more common requiring multiple herbicide treatments (pre and post emergent) to control weeds. If the farmer would use proper IPM practices in controlling henbit, including other winter annuals and perennials in the fall before snow falls, beekeepers would not see fields of purple henbit.
Jim Young
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