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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>
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/science/lanternflies-pennsylvania-crops.html<br>
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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>
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<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
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Kirk Wattles<br>
kwattles@verizon.net<br>
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