[Pollinator] Rachel Carson

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And I think Rachel Carson would be appalled at the human lives lost (estimated by some at 30M) in Africa over the past 50 years as the result of the lack of the minimal amounts of DDT needed to prevent malaria.
Barry

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On Friday, April 1, 2016, Richard Johnstone <ivmpartners at gmail.com> wrote:

That is correct. She actually advocated selective treatment, which is what we now term integrated vegetation management or IVM.
Rick

On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 6:51 PM, bht1113--- via Pollinator <pollinator at lists.sonic.net> wrote:
And yet, even Rachel Carson did not advocate a total ban on the use of pesticides, as I recall.
Barry

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On Friday, April 1, 2016, Barbara Passero <bpassero at meadowmaking.org> wrote:

As bad as things are today, could you imagine what the world would be like without eco-heroes like the sublime Rachel Carson?
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