randy oliver wrote:

> using bleach (sodium hypochlorite) in sugar syrup to control nosema.  

I looked into the amount and type of pesticides used in the US, after
reading that 5 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the USA annually. It
turns out that this is true, since they include any substance that is used
to control any sort of pest. 

Over half of the 5 billion pounds is chlorine or hypochlorite products.
Presumably most of this is used to chlorinate water. After this, it includes
wood preservatives (800 million pounds) and herbicides (500 Million pounds.
Insecticides/miticides account for 100 million.

Of course, the fact that "only" 100 million pounds of insecticides are used
misses the point that these chemicals are much more toxic than chlorinated
water, etc.

pb

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