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The New DU. Reply #3: France "banned" them in 2000 - our banning them has been postponed by the Bush folks for 7 years
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Sun Jun-17-07 08:51 AM
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| 3. France "banned" them in 2000 - our banning them has been postponed by the Bush folks for 7 years |
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Edited on Sun Jun-17-07 09:04 AM by papau
Is the government responsible for releasing these pesticides?
yes
Should imidacloprid, marketed under a variety of names including Gaucho, be banned?
Good question.
The bee population started down in France when it began to be used in 94 on sunflowers. - it was banned for sunflowers in 99/00.
It was still used for corn.
The bee population continued to decrease.
Studies seem to indicate the effect begins at 10 times the usual dose obtained by hanging out in an area with the chemical around - or so they say. New studies indicate it might have bad effects at as low as 1/3rd the dose a bee gets from hanging around an area treated with it. Who knows the correct answer? Cumulative effect is not tested or known - and Bayer is suing anyone that says it harms bees.
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