So, handling the beetle may be easier than is posited. ******************************* Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 818 352-4141 *******************************
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:futurework- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christoph Reuss > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Futurework] the Future of Work in Canada... > > Harry Pollard wrote: > > I was in Calgary after DDT was banned. > > > > The mosquitoes were lining up to get you. They had trouble > > finding an unstung patch of skin. > > > > So, handling the beetle may be easier than is posited. > > Your "solution" for the pine beetle is as harmful and > oversimplified as > your economic "solution" (free trade). If any pesticide, Lindan > (not DDT) > would be the agent of choice against pine beetles (Lindan is > actually > legal for this purpose in Germany). However, pesticides cause too > much > collateral damage. Pheromone traps are an effective and > ecological > weapon against pine beetles. > > Chris > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains > the keyword > "igve". > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
