Kathy Kellison wrote: > >A new study tested mothers and the umbilical cord serum of their babies. > With these results for New Jersey, I shutter to think what the levels > such a study in the Central Valley of California would attest Why worry? In spite of the likely higher pesticide residue levels in California's Central Valley, vertebrate animals continue to be abundant even within the pesticide treated crops. A couple brief examples: ALMONDS: http://www.bluediamond.com/index.cfm?navid=152 "Ground Squirrels and Gophers ‹ Ground squirrels continue to be a major vertebrate pest in almonds. There seems to be a constant battle to control these prolific animals in and around the orchard." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RAISIN GRAPES: http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/datastore/391-316.pdf Vertebrate Pests: HOUSE FINCH ROBIN STARLING CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL POCKET GOPHER MEADOW VOLE DEER COYOTES RABBITS Primarily Jackrabbits Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L