Re: Re RoundUp? and a rant

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I use about 90% less than we used to and I never recommend it as a 'first  
use' herbicide or treatment but it really depends on the problem (target).   
I'm also a wetlands commissioner and have become aware how toxic it can be 
to  amphibians in certain formulations.   Bottom line is that I'm not in a  
panic, take the research with a grain of salt but at the same time it should 
be  used sparingly and thoughtfully.  I'm much, much more concerned with 
the  proliferation and promotion of the use of the insecticide imidacloprid in 
 retail packaging for use in flower and vegetable gardens.  This pesticide  
is clearly a threat to honeybees and earthworms.  Read the cautionary label 
 on the retail products and see if you think the directions are ones the  
average gardener can or would follow.

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every 
Thursday in The Southampton Press,  The Press and the Easthampton Press 

In a message dated 7/1/2011 3:10:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jeff.lowenfels@gmail.com writes:

I am  wondering if there is anyone on this list who uses or recommends 
using RoundUp  given, as the last straw, the latest study regarding birth 
defects?

Not  looking for controversy (though ready for it!), just wondering?

Teaming  with  Microbes,

Jeff
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