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<DIV> Why doesn’t the U.S. ban pesticides when we know how unhealthy they
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<A title=kwattles@verizon.net href="mailto:kwattles@verizon.net">Kirk
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 22, 2018 3:26 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Pollinator] 2018 - Spotted Lanternflies, they're
back!</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class="css-1cy1v93 e2kc3sl0"><FONT size=2>Just over a week ago, researchers
and residents confirmed that SLF egg masses in south-eastern Pennsylvania are
hatching out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class="css-1cy1v93 e2kc3sl0"><FONT size=2>And finally, the national media
have noticed. The New York Times makes it official. So maybe now the
issue is relevant for those who are concerned about pollinators, with the kinds
and quantities of pesticide that are likely to be used in an attempt to contain
them.<BR><BR>
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/science/lanternflies-pennsylvania-crops.html<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class="css-1cy1v93 e2kc3sl0"><FONT size=2>"</FONT>Lanternflies have mostly
been contained in Pennsylvania so far, so some experts hope that they may still
be eradicated through traditional means.</DIV>
<DIV class="css-1cy1v93 e2kc3sl0"><BR><FONT size=2>"</FONT>A variety of
insecticides are being tested. In March, lawmakers in Maryland eve<FONT size=2>n
tabled a bill </FONT>to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide deemed unsafe by the
Environmental Protection Agency some years ago, in anticipation of needing it to
combat lanternflies in coming months.<FONT size=2>"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="CLEAR: both">--<BR>Kirk
Wattles<BR>kwattles@verizon.net<BR></DIV></FONT>
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