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Old 23-April-2007, 11:10 AM
Maha Vailo Maha Vailo is offline
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Originally Posted by parallaxicality View Post
That said, whether or not mobile phones are the cause, and whether or not Einstien did say that quote, I can attest, from a personal conversation with an apiarist, that the intensive use of pesticides has reduced the species variety of potential pollinators, which has led to the overuse of bees as polinators in a large number of crops, so the appearance of colony collapse disorder IS a worry.
So, how can individuals like me increase the species variety of potential pollinators in their backyards, besides not using pesticides?

Also, I'm worried about what might happen to agriculture if we stopped using pesticides altogether. Might this in itself cause mass starvation?

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