USE AS DIRECTED

USE AS DIRECTED

PESTICIDES 4

CropLife America states: “ As the plant grows it reduces by orders of magnitude the amount (of pesticide) present in the plant when it flowers.  If the dose is extremely low it is not going to be toxic.” End quote.

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station:” Two neonicotinoids – imidacloprid and thiamethoxam were present in nectar and pollen of squash where pesticides were applied as directed.” End quote.

Bayer CropScience:” We can use them safely and not endanger the health of bees.” End quote.

Metabolites = the products the pesticides “break down” to , some of which are even more toxic to bees.

Rare Research on Combinations of Chemicals:  the “synergistic effect”

The fungicide, PROCURE,  used on cucumbers, melons, squash, pumpkins and zucchini; and apples, pears, strawberries and cherries,  combined with a neonicotinoid, becomes a thousand times more toxic to bees.

Miscelaneous

For pre-emergent seed treatment there seems to be no replacement for the use of neonicotinoids.

RFDTV, March 27, 2014 reports an increase of 4 to 15 bushels of corn with the use of fungicides.

American Seed Trade Associations reiterates the importance of seed treatment.

Dupont opens Tech Centre to bring agricultural innovation to African Farmers.

Noam Chomsky would likely call it : - “Maximizing short term profits and not being concerned with long term effects.”

2014: - China turned away an 8,000 tons shipment of U.S. G.M. Corn. ( genetically modified)

AGRO INFO from DMAFRA c. 2010

532,794 Kg of pesticides used on Ontario fruit

3,659,447 Kg herbicides used on Ontario field crops

10,969 Kg of insecticides used on Ontario field crops

219 Kg of fungicides used on Ontario field crops

Grand total of  3,935,275 Kg pesticides used  per year on Ontario Farms