In a message dated 25/08/04 03:48:29 GMT Daylight Time,
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<<I have had experience with roundup used on beans around my  hives.
Bees that are hit directly will die period.
Another case of  chemical company's lieing to the  consumer
preacher>>

    I've heard reports that it damages beneficial  insects (which presumably
include bees), and is associated with non-Hodgkins  lymphoma. I'm extremely
suspicious of vague claims that a chemical 'breaks down'  without telling me
what it breaks down to. I did read somwhere that it broke  down to dioxins. I
can't verify any of this; does anyone know more?

    Regards,

    Robert Brenchley

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