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Peter Borst <[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, 17 Jul 2017 15:53:32 -0400
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> The idea with IPM is to use only as much as needed to control pests, not blanket the crops without even evaluating.
> Pete, you miss the point entirely,  so let me try again. NO ONE,  I repeat NO One is blanketing with pesticides without evaluating.  

* Show me where I said they were. IPM was developed in response to excess use of pesticide in the past. 

> Consumers in some markets show a preference for organic produce if they can get it. 
> Again,  note that "produce" is a super tiny market  (around 3%)

* 3% of 330 million people is almost 10 million people. Not super tiny. 



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