[NatureNS] Neonicotinoid pesticide Goliath Bayer acrobatics in play

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Hi Mary, Keith & All,
    No but those who have been directly involved in lab and field studies of 
insect control for decades may know more. And in all questions one should 
keep an open mind. Even to the point that it remains permissible for someone 
to express a contrary opinion.

YT, DW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Macaulay" <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Neonicotinoid pesticide Goliath Bayer acrobatics in 
play


> Thank you David
> Should I assume that you are insinuating I'm unqualified?
>
> With kindest regards
>
> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
> Queen Bee, Insect Recovery Project
> Owner, Remember Adventures
> Pedal Buggy rentals, picnics, great bird friendly coffee, breakfast & 
> pasta, pollinator meadow, games & more!!
> (Open Wed to Sunday: 8:30 am to 8 pm)
> Main Street & Station Road
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>
>> On Sep 6, 2015, at 2:57 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mary & All,
>>   I have intended to respond to your April 12 post for (obviously) some 
>> time and will eventually do so.
>>   Meanwhile I will send some general and specific comments with respect 
>> to the Sept 5 post.
>>   The internet has enormous power to focus attention, outrage etc. on 
>> specific matters and if this power is not balanced by a corresponding 
>> increase in restraint then the proverbial excrement hits a very large and 
>> rapidly rotating fan. The various versions of Arab Spring come to mind 
>> and, so far as I am aware, all of these initiatives have led to terribly 
>> adverse consequences.
>>
>> Getting back to the particular, it is common practice for companies to 
>> spin off Divisions which have become distinct and large enough to manage 
>> on their own and, in this case, the associated IPO will absorb much 
>> parent company debt.
>>
>>  I have come to suspect that Bayer is a victim of misplaced public 
>> outrage. I may be wrong but what if Bayer products are better than any 
>> other choice? What would have been achieved if misplaced public pressure 
>> were to force Bayer to remove these (possibly) superior products from the 
>> market ?
>>
>>   Farmers don't stay in business by making wrong choices. It is entirely 
>> possible however that neonicotinoid pesticides, applied to residential 
>> lots, do lead to bee damage; the premise being "if a little is good then 
>> a lot is better".
>>
>>   Getting to the heart of any technical or scientific question is much 
>> more difficult than many suppose. And this job should be left to those 
>> who have the resources, background and experience to do so.
>>
>> Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Macaulay" 
>> <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
>> To: "Nova Scotia Nature" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 7:12 AM
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Neonicotinoid pesticide Goliath Bayer acrobatics in 
>> play
>>
>>
>>> Bayer restructuring? To protect assets from litigation perhaps? Bee 
>>> killing pesticides manufacturer spins off plastic division. 
>>> https://t.co/zWw37uYzyk
>>>
>>> With kindest regards
>>>
>>> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
>>> Queen Bee, Insect Recovery Project
>>> Owner, Remember Adventures
>>> Pedal Buggy rentals, picnics, great bird friendly coffee, breakfast & 
>>> pasta, pollinator meadow, games & more!!
>>> (Open Wed to Sunday: 8:30 am to 8 pm)
>>> Main Street & Station Road
>>> Trans-Canada Trail
>>> Tatamagouche
>>> RememberAdventures.ca & InsectRecovery.org
>>> 1-902-657-0054
>>> Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery
>>>
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