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Is Widespread Pesticide Use Connected To Grassland Bird Declines?
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Is Widespread Pesticide Use Connected To Grassland Bird Declines?

“This article discusses the relationship between grassland bird declines and a host of poisons increasingly used by ranchers, farmers and homeowners. The root problem according to the author, is the seeming “capture” of the pesticide regulatory system, in both Canada and U.S., by the chemical industry and its well-funded
14 Aug 2022 19 min read
How Pesticides Can Actually Increase Mosquito Numbers
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How Pesticides Can Actually Increase Mosquito Numbers

Over long periods, many if not most of our attempts to alter nature backfire.   The lesson: do these things holistically. Work with nature, not against nature.   NOTE: this article was originally published to NationalGeographic.com on May 31, 2019. It was written by Jake Buehler.   The blood suckers evolve resistance,
19 Jun 2019 3 min read
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The Silence of the Bugs

The hybridization of plants and animals is as old as agriculture and it is a good thing unless it attacks nature. Instead of modifying plants to withstand weeds and parasites the international agro-giants like Monsanto/Bayer together with our own universities and agencies, have turned GMOs into a driver for
21 Nov 2018 5 min read
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