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Hi Rick & All=2C
That's a good point Rick. Eradicate was a poor word choice. Control or =
mitigate are probably more what I meant to say. I don't advocate destroying=
every bark beetle in the province=3B just bringing the damage they cause t=
o the provinces softwood forests to a reasonable level. All the best.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley=2C CB
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> Date: Sat=2C 28 Apr 2012 14:44:44 -0300
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beetles=2C forests=2C and climate change: Exchang=
ing old mistakes for new?
> From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
> "trying to eradicate" is a well-chosen phrase=2C intended or not. Native
> species (1) are never eradicated & funds spent on such are a bigger
> mistake than BSLB. At least that one had the political (US) rationale.
> I suspect there are few here who fully understand how spurious
> phytosanitary issues are used aggressively by various US producer
> groups=2C but Chris' example re potato wart is certainly one of the
> best. US forestry & agricultural producer groups are aware of exactly
> one objective: "winning".
>=20
> (1) http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/sheets/spruce=
b1.pdf
>=20
> Rick Whitman
>=20
> On Sat=2C Apr 28=2C 2012 at 12:49 PM=2C Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail=
.com> wrote:
> > Hi Chris=2C Dave and All=3B
> > The really sad thing about this story is that all the money wasted on
> > BSLB mitigation could have been better spent trying to eradicate the re=
al
> > scourge of softwood forests in N.S.=2C the (Red) Spruce Bark Beetle
> > - Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby=2C which is/has destroying hundreds=2C =
if not
> > thousands=2C of acres of prime softwood forests in Nova Scotia over the=
last
> > decade. The battle to get this pest under control seems nearly non-exis=
tent=3B
> > at least to me up here in the highlands. All the best.
> > Fritz McEvoy
> > Sunrise Valley=2C CB
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Hi Rick &=3B All=2C<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B That's a good point Rick. Eradicate was a poor wor=
d choice. Control or mitigate are probably more what I meant to say. I don'=
t advocate destroying every bark beetle in the province=3B just bringing th=
e damage they cause to the provinces softwood forests to a reasonable level=
. All the best.<BR>
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sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =
=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Fritz McEvoy<BR>
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sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =
=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Sunrise Valley=2C CB<BR=
>
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<DIV id=3DSkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV>>=3B Date: Sat=2C 28 Apr 2012 14:44:4=
4 -0300<BR>>=3B Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beetles=2C forests=2C and climate=
change: Exchanging old mistakes for new?<BR>>=3B From: dendroica.caerule=
scens@gmail.com<BR>>=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B =
"trying to eradicate" is a well-chosen phrase=2C intended or not. Native<BR=
>>=3B species (1) are never eradicated &=3B funds spent on such are a =
bigger<BR>>=3B mistake than BSLB. At least that one had the political (US=
) rationale.<BR>>=3B I suspect there are few here who fully understand ho=
w spurious<BR>>=3B phytosanitary issues are used aggressively by various =
US producer<BR>>=3B groups=2C but Chris' example re potato wart is certai=
nly one of the<BR>>=3B best. US forestry &=3B agricultural producer gr=
oups are aware of exactly<BR>>=3B one objective: "winning".<BR>>=3B <BR=
>>=3B (1) http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/sheets/=
spruceb1.pdf<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B Rick Whitman<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B On Sat=
=2C Apr 28=2C 2012 at 12:49 PM=2C Fritz McEvoy <=3Bfritzmcevoy@hotmail.co=
m>=3B wrote:<BR>>=3B >=3B Hi Chris=2C Dave and All=3B<BR>>=3B >=
=3B  =3B The really sad thing about this story is that all the money wa=
sted on<BR>>=3B >=3B BSLB =3Bmitigation could have been better spen=
t trying to =3Beradicate the real<BR>>=3B >=3B scourge of softwood =
forests in N.S.=2C the (Red) Spruce Bark Beetle<BR>>=3B >=3B - =3BD=
endroctonus rufipennis Kirby=2C which is/has destroying hundreds=2C if not<=
BR>>=3B >=3B thousands=2C of acres of prime softwood forests =3Bin&=
nbsp=3BNova Scotia =3Bover the last<BR>>=3B >=3B decade. The battle=
to get this pest under control seems nearly non-existent=3B<BR>>=3B >=
=3B at least to me up here in the highlands. =3BAll the best.<BR>>=3B=
>=3B  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb=
sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =
=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B=
 =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb=
sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Fritz McEvoy<BR>>=3B >=3B=
 =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&n=
bsp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =
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 =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb=
sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Sunrise Valley=2C CB<BR></DIV> =
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