Dr Lorne Hepworth
As the nation’s most effective and consistent spokesman on the subject of public policy and pest control products, Dr Lorne Hepworth has effectively and consistently spoken out against activists and anti-pesticide prohibitions on a very frequent basis
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According to Dr Lorne Hepworth …
• A PROHIBITION against Neonicotinoid Insecticides would NOT solve bee health issues, but it would THREATEN THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF OUR FARMERS by removing an important tool from their tool boxes.
• Activist groups are BEHAVING RECKLESSLY in their quest to BAN ESSENTIAL TOOLS FROM FARMERS and, if successful, would CRIPPLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
• Activist groups are either WOEFULLY MIS-INFORMED ABOUT THE HIGH LEVEL OF PRECAUTION ALREADY IN PLACE or, worse yet, is WILFULLY TRYING TO MIS-LEAD THE PUBLIC.
• Activist groups like the Sierra Club have NO KNOWN EXPERTISE IN BEE HEALTH OR AGRICULTURE.
• DEVASTATING IMPACTS on honey bee health occur because of VARROA MITES, DISEASE, and WEATHER.
• If Neonicotinoid Insecticides are PROHIBITED, a 500-acre farm could see a REDUCTION IN ITS REVENUES OF 65,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR.
• In AUSTRALIA, where farmers rely heavily on Neonicotinoid Insecticides, BEE POPULATIONS ARE FLOURISHING; it is also worth noting THERE ARE NO VARROA MITES IN AUSTRALIA.
• In Western Canada, more than 20 million acres of Canola is planted, the majority of which is treated with a Neonicotinoid Insecticide, and BEE HEALTH STILL REMAINS STRONG.
• In Western Canada, more than 20 million acres of Canola is planted, the majority of which is treated with a Neonicotinoid Insecticide, and BEE HEALTH STILL REMAINS STRONG.
• International researchers widely agree that BEE HEALTH IS IMPACTED BY A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, the PRIMARY one being VARROA MITES.
• Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds have been used in Canada for a decade WITH VERY FEW INCIDENTS.
• OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD THAT DO NOT USE NEONICOTINOID-TREATED-SEEDS ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR BEE LOSSES, WHILE OTHER REGIONS THAT MAKE WIDE-SPREAD USE OF THESE INSECTICIDES HAVE HEALTHY, THRIVING BEE POPULATIONS.
• PROHIBITING Neonicotinoid Insecticides IS NOT THE ANSWER.
• The complexity of the issues facing bee health is, unfortunately, too frequently being overlooked in favour of an UNJUSTIFIABLE FOCUS ON INSECTICIDES.
• The most recent numbers from Statistics Canada show that BEE POPULATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT IN DECLINE.
• There is OVERWHELMING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE demonstrating that Neonicotinoid residues are NOT A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN OVERALL BEE HEALTH DECLINE.
• While ISOLATED INCIDENTS of bee mortalities certainly need to be addressed, the reality is that managed honeybee colony numbers have been ON THE RISE for the last 20 years, according to Statistics Canada.
• Without Neonicotinoid Insecticides, FARMERS WOULD BE FORCED TO RETURN TO OLDER TECHNOLOGIES, LOSE MORE OF THEIR CROP TO INSECT DAMAGE, and MAYBE BE UNABLE TO GROW CERTAIN CROPS ALTOGETHER.
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There Is
No Need For
Neonicotinoid Ban
November 8th, 2013
Dr Lorne Hepworth
TheRecord.Com
Province Of Ontario
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― There Is No Need For Neonicotinoid Ban
Neonicotinoid Ban Will Cripple Agricultural Production
The Sierra Club Of Canada is CHERRY-PICKING INFORMATION that suits its viewpoint and RELYING ON MIS-TRUTHS AND EMOTIONS to try and have a Neonicotinoid Insecticide BAN imposed on Ontario farmers.
Meanwhile, activist groups like Sierra are also SUING the Minister Of Health and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, asking for a BAN on 29 pesticides CRITICAL TO FOOD PRODUCTION.
These activist groups are BEHAVING RECKLESSLY in their quest to BAN ESSENTIAL TOOLS FROM FARMERS and, if successful, would CRIPPLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION in Canada.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― There Is No Need For Neonicotinoid Ban
Factors That Can Have A Devastating Impact On Bees
Anyone who truly cares about honey bee health knows there are a WHOLE HOST OF FACTORS that can and do pose a risk to these important insects.
VARROA MITES, DISEASE, and WEATHER, can all have DEVASTATING IMPACTS on honey bee health.
Our industry, which is reliant on bees for our success, is encouraging regulators to take a broader, more holistic look at what may be causing bee losses.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― There Is No Need For Neonicotinoid Ban
Woefully Mis-Informed Or Wilfully Mis-Leading
When the Sierra Club encourages the use of « precautionary measures » it is either WOEFULLY MIS-INFORMED ABOUT THE HIGH LEVEL OF PRECAUTION ALREADY IN PLACE or, worse yet, is WILFULLY TRYING TO MIS-LEAD THE PUBLIC.
In fact, Health Canada’s Pest Control Products Act specifically references the role of the « precautionary measures » in the registration of pesticides.
The Sierra Club claims that no corn producers would be put out of business by even the highest predicted loss of crops. [ ?!?! ]
Growers strive to increase yields, not just « stay in business ».
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― There Is No Need For Neonicotinoid Ban
Wide Range Of Tools For Agricultural Production
Farmers rely on Integrated Pest Management Practices, which mean having access to a wide range of tools.
Only with the help of these tools can they continue to grow enough food to meet Canada’s needs and feed a growing world population.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has been steadfast in her support of SCIENCE-BASED REGULATIONS.
We are hopeful that Wynne will continue to collaborate with the industry to find meaningful, long-term solutions to bee health challenges.
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Neonicotinoid
Ban Is Not
The Best Option
August 30th, 2013
Dr Lorne Hepworth
Manitoba Cooperator
Province Of Manitoba
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Bee Losses Exist Everywhere
Regions that use NO Neonicotinoid Insecticides ARE STILL EXPERIENCING MAJOR BEE LOSSES, while others that make wide-spread use of the Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds HAVE HEALTHY AND THRIVING BEE POPULATIONS.
Bee health has been the subject of much media attention over the last year — and rightly so.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
The Need For Bees
Bees are a critical part of the agricultural system and largely responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat.
There are few who are more concerned about this issue than the manufacturers of pest control products, who depend heavily on bees to pollinate the crops their products are designed to protect.
Quite simply put, we as an industry absolutely NEED BEES IN ORDER TO THRIVE.
But, to focus the conversation about bee deaths solely on pesticides means LOSING AN OPPORTUNITY to address bee health in a fulsome and meaningful way.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Losses Are Caused By A Combination Of Factors
Here’s what we know ―
International researchers widely agree that BEE HEALTH IS IMPACTED BY A COMBINATION OF FACTORS, the PRIMARY one being the VARROA MITE.
In Western Canada, where more than 20 million acres of Canola is planted, the majority of which is treated with a Neonicotinoid Insecticide, and BEE HEALTH STILL REMAINS STRONG.
And Canola, unlike Corn, is a crop that bees feed heavily on.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Australia Bee Populations Are Flourishing
If we look at the rest of the world, there are regions that use NO Neonicotinoid Insecticides that are experiencing major bee losses, while others that make wide-spread use of these tools have healthy, thriving bee populations.
For example, in AUSTRALIA, where farmers rely heavily on Neonicotinoid Insecticides, BEE POPULATIONS ARE FLOURISHING.
It is also worth noting THERE ARE NOT ANY VARROA MITES IN AUSTRALIA.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Honeybee Numbers Are On The Rise
Groups like the Sierra Club have NO KNOWN EXPERTISE IN BEE HEALTH OR AGRICULTURE.
These groups have been RECKLESSLY calling for a BAN on Neonicotinoid Insecticides, saying they are to blame for bee population declines. [ WRONG ! ]
While ISOLATED INCIDENTS of bee mortalities certainly need to be addressed, the reality is that managed honeybee colony numbers in this country have been ON THE RISE for the last 20 years, according to Statistics Canada.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Neonicotinoid Prohibition Threatens Our Farmers
A BAN on Neonicotinoid Insecticides would NOT solve bee health issues, but it would THREATEN THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF OUR FARMERS by removing an important tool from their tool boxes.
Without Neonicotinoid Insecticides, FARMERS WOULD BE FORCED TO RETURN TO OLDER TECHNOLOGIES, LOSE MORE OF THEIR CROP TO INSECT DAMAGE, and MAYBE BE UNABLE TO GROW CERTAIN CROPS ALTOGETHER.
One only need look at research from the University of Guelph that shows infestations of Wireworms and European Chafer Grubs in Corn crops can cause a three- to twenty-bushel-per-acre YIELD LOSS to see the POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES of not having access to Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
This means someone who farms 500 acres could see a REDUCTION IN THEIR REVENUES OF 65,000 DOLLARS A YEAR.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Benefits Of Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds
The BENEFIT of Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds is that the insecticide is applied directly to the seed, which is then planted in the ground.
This limits not only the quantity of pesticides used, but also the potential exposure of non-target organisms, such as bees, to the insecticide.
Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds have been used in Canada for a decade WITH VERY FEW INCIDENTS.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Best Management Practices
The plant science industry has invested heavily in research and development to limit any potential exposure of bees to dust from Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds.
We as an industry have also reached out in an effort to work together to find LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO BEE HEALTH ISSUES.
Through these partnerships, we’ve been able to develop and widely distribute a comprehensive set of BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES for planting Corn with Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Neonicotinoid Ban Is Not The Best Option
Working Together
While we’re making significant progress by working with grower groups, governments, as well as the Canadian Honey Council, there are others who refuse to join the larger dialogue around this issue.
Everyone in the agricultural value chain has an interest in bee health.
We’d be all much better served by WORKING TOGETHER and taking a holistic, science-based approach to addressing bee health challenges that will enable the agricultural system as a whole to thrive.
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Stop Blaming
Insecticides
For Decreasing
Bee Population
July 11th, 2013
Dr Lorne Hepworth
TheObserver.Ca
Province Of Ontario
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Stop Blaming Insecticides
Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Shows That Insecticides Do Not Harm Bees
There is OVERWHELMING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE demonstrating that neonicotinoid residues are NOT A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN OVERALL BEE HEALTH DECLINE.
That is why, rather than focusing only on one factor, we should be taking a HOLISTIC APPROACH to solving this important problem.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Stop Blaming Insecticides
20 Million Acres Of Insecticide-Treated Canola Causes No Harm To Bees
In Western Canada, more than 20 MILLION ACRES OF CANOLA is planted, the majority of which is treated with Neonicotinoid Insecticides, and BEE HEALTH REMAINS STRONG.
If we look at the rest of the world, certain regions that do not use Neonicotinoid Insecticides are experiencing MAJOR BEE LOSSES while other regions that make wide-spread use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides have healthy, thriving bee populations.
Clearly, there is no reason, then, to draw the conclusion that Neonicotinoid Insecticides are solely to blame for the losses of Ontario Bee-Keepers.
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Stop Blaming Insecticides
Health Canada Ensures That Neonicotinoid Insecticides Can Be Used Safely Without Harming Bees
Neonicotinoid-Treated-Seeds offer significant ADVANTAGES.
They are applied DIRECTLY TO THE SEED, thus limiting any exposure to non-target organisms while providing valuable protection to the crop.
Neonicotinoid Insecticides currently on the market have been thoroughly assessed by Health Canada to ensure THEY CAN BE USED SAFELY WITHOUT HARMING BEES.
Canada SHOULD NOT FOLLOW THE LEAD OF EUROPE by proposing a KNEE-JERK PROHIBITION against Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
After all, Europe’s current policies have put it the position of being the world’s largest food importer.
Let’s instead work collaboratively together to find meaningful, long-term solutions to bee health challenges that will ensure a productive and sustainable agricultural system.
Dr Lorne Hepworth is among several LEADING EXPERTS who have recognized expertise, training, and background in matters concerning pest control products.
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Overall
Bee Health Is
A Complex Issue
May 16th, 2013
Dr Lorne Hepworth
Toronto Star
Province Of Ontario
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The Wisdom of Dr Lorne Hepworth ― Overall Bee Health A Complex Issue
Bee Populations Are Not In Decline
On the issue of bee health more broadly, the most recent numbers from Statistics Canada show that BEE POPULATIONS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE NOT IN DECLINE.
In reality, scientists largely agree that overall bee health is a complex issue that is impacted by a number of FACTORS here in Canada, including HIVE PESTS AND PARASITES, DISEASE, INADEQUATE DIET, and CLIMATE CHANGE.
The pesticide manufacturing industry has a role to play in addressing some of these challenges, including developing new and improved hive health products.
It has become far too easy to BLAME any reported bee deaths on insecticides, a conclusion that is simply NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC DATA.
OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD THAT DO NOT USE Neonicotinoid Insecticides ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR BEE LOSSES, WHILE OTHER REGIONS THAT MAKE WIDE-SPREAD USE OF THESE INSECTICIDES HAVE HEALTHY, THRIVING BEE POPULATIONS.
Canada has one of the most vibrant agricultural sectors in the world, enabled, in part, through our SCIENCE-BASED REGULATORY SYSTEM.
While it’s easy to get wrapped up in the rhetoric around bee health and insecticide BANS, we encourage the Canadian government to stick to SCIENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING.
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Background Information
From An Independent Perspective
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Background Information From An Independent Perspective
Dr. Lorne Hepworth’s Biography
Dr. Lorne Hepworth is among several LEADING EXPERTS who have recognized expertise, training and background in matters concerning pest control products.
Dr. Hepworth is President of CropLife Canada, formerly Crop Protection Institute of Canada, since 1997, as well as its past Vice-President.
He is responsible for overall strategic direction and management.
CropLife Canada is the trade association representing manufacturers, developers and distributors of pest control products, including those designed specifically for agricultural and urban use.
Dr. Hepworth is also Chairman of the PRESTIGIOUS Genome Canada’s Executive Committee, a non-profit organization established in February 2000 that was given a mandate by the Government of Canada to develop and implement a national strategy for supporting large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects.
REFERENCE — HERO — LORNE HEPWORTH — 2012 10 12 — GENOME CANADA BOARD APPOINTS NEW CHAIR
Dr. Hepworth is the nation’s MOST EFFECTIVE and CONSISTENT SPOKESMAN on the subject of public policy and pest control products.
In Letters To The Editor across Canada, Dr. Hepworth has effectively and consistently spoken out against activists and anti-pesticide prohibitions on a very frequent basis.
Dr. Hepworth is a graduate of Western College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Saskatchewan.
Dr. Hepworth was a veterinarian in Alberta and Saskatchewan until 1982.
In 1982, Dr. Hepworth was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Constituency of Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
Dr. Hepworth served nine years in the Saskatchewan Cabinet, holding port-folios for Agriculture, Education, Finance, and Energy and Mines.
For more information about Dr. Hepworth’s career highlights and accomplishments, as well as notable quotations go to …
THE WISDOM OF HEPWORTH, LORNE – THE NATION’S MOST EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT SPOKESMAN – CROPLIFE CANADA ( Web-Page )
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Background Information From An Independent Perspective
According To LEADING EXPERTS, Pest Control Products Are SCIENTIFICALLY-SAFE
The following LEADING EXPERTS have recognized expertise, training and background in matters concerning pest control products.
These LEADING EXPERTS include Policy Experts, Leading Scientific Experts, Industry Leaders, Elected Officials, Doctorate-Level Experts, Commentators, and Business Owners.
These REAL EXPERTS have publicly stated, in one form or another, that pest control products are SCIENTIFICALLY-SAFE ―
List of LEADING EXPERTS
Dr Bruce Nathan AMES
Dr Josh BLOOM
Nigel BOWLES
Dr Bruce BRANHAM
Doug CHORNEY
Ted CHUDLEIGH
Dr William Richard Shaboe DOLL
Dr Frank N. DOST
Paul K. DRIESSEN, Juris Doctor
Art C. DRYSDALE
Dr J. Gordon EDWARDS
Dr Allan S. FELSOT
Dr Lorne HEPWORTH
John J. HOLLAND
Howard MAINS
Steven J. MILLOY, Juris Doctor
Dr Leonard RITTER
Dr Gilbert L. ROSS
Dr Joseph A. SCHWARCZ
Dr Keith Ross SOLOMON
Dr Gerald R. STEPHENSON
Dr Clayton M. SWITZER
Peter Shawn TAYLOR
The 350 EXPERT SCIENTISTS at HEALTH CANADA
The 7000 BEE-KEPERS ( APICULTURISTS ) WHO ARE MEMBERS OF CANADIAN HONEY COUNCIL
The THOUSANDS OF EXPERT SCIENTISTS at U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Dr Katherine VON STACKELBERG
Dr Elizabeth M. WHELAN
Dr Joel WOOD
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Leading Expert
Dr Bruce Nathan AMES
Doctorate-Level Expert & World Leading Scientific Expert In The Field Of Cancer And Aging, and One Of The Most-Cited Scientists In All Fields
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University Of California, Berkeley
AMES — NO SUPPORT FOR CANCER EPIDEMIC ( Report )
AMES — PESTICIDES IN HUMAN DIET – HIGH DOSES NOT RELEVANT TO LOW DOSES ( Report )
AMES — FOODS CONTAIN PESTICIDES CREATED NATURALLY BY PLANTS ( Report )
AMES — SYSTEMATIC RANKING OF THE RELATIVE DANGERS OF CARCINOGENS ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Dr Josh BLOOM
Doctorate-Level Expert, Organic Chemist, & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Associate Director of the American Council On Science And Health ( ACSH )
BLOOM — THE WISDOM OF WHELAN, ELIZABETH M., AND AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH ( ACSH ) ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/7556-2/
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Leading Expert
Nigel BOWLES
Industry Leader & Policy Expert
Saskatchewan Nursery Landscape Association & Landscape Alberta Trade Association
HEROES WHO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRORISM — PART 1 ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Dr Bruce BRANHAM
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
BRANHAM — IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT YOU CAN CORRELATE LAWN CARE PESTICIDE USE WITH CANCER RATES ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Doug CHORNEY
Industry Leader & Policy Expert
Keystone Agricultural Producers in Manitoba
CHORNEY — HEROES WHO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRORISM — PART 1 ( Report )
CHORNEY — SCIENCE, NOT POLITICS, MUST DECIDE PESTICIDE DEBATE ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Ted CHUDLEIGH
Elected Government Official, Political Opposition Critic, & Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products
Member of Provincial Parliament in Halton, Ontario
CHUDLEIGH — THE VOICE OF REASON FOR THE PROFESSIONAL LAWN CARE INDUSTRY – ONTARIO PESTICIDE BAN MUST BE AMENDED ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-wisdom-of-ted-chudleigh/
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Leading Expert
Dr William Richard Shaboe DOLL
Doctorate-Level Expert & World Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Revered As The Greatest Epidemiologist Of The 20th Century
British co-author behind the momentous study Smoking And Carcinoma Of The Lung in the British Medical Journal
DOLL — THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR PESTICIDE BANS ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Paul K. DRIESSEN, Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor, Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products, & Accredited in Public Relations
Senior Policy Advisor for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and Congress Of Racial Equality
DRIESSEN — BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER ( Reports )
DRIESSEN — GREENS LIE, AFRICANS DIE ( Report )
DRIESSEN — NAMIBIA ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Art C. DRYSDALE
Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products
Celebrity Horticulturist, Plant Expert, Writer, Speaker, and Radio & Television Broadcaster
DRYSDALE — PROFILE & REPORTS ( Web-Page )
DRYSDALE — AUDIO RECORDINGS — PART 1 — AUTUMN to MISCELLANEOUS ( Web-Page )
DRYSDALE — AUDIO RECORDINGS — PART 2 — ORCHIDS to WINTER ( Web-Page )
DRYSDALE — RE-DIRECT LINKS TO REPORTS AND AUDIO RECORDINGS ( Web-Page )
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Leading Expert
Dr J. Gordon EDWARDS
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Entomologist, Author, and Professor, and later Emeritus Professor of Biology at the San Jose State University
EDWARDS — THE ACCURACY OF RACHEL CARSON’S CLAIMS, OR LACK THEREOF ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Dr Allan S. FELSOT
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Professor and Extension Specialist, Entomology & Environmental Toxicology at the Washington State University Tri-Cities, Food And Environmental Quality Lab
FELSOT — PESTICIDES AND HEALTH, MYTHS VS. REALITIES, POSITION PAPER ( Reference )
FELSOT — THE WISDOM OF WHELAN, ELIZABETH M., AND AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH ( ACSH ) ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/7556-2/
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Leading Expert
Dr Lorne HEPWORTH
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products
President of CropLife Canada
HEPWORTH — THE NATION’S MOST EFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT SPOKESMAN — CROPLIFE CANADA ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-wisdom-of-lorne-hepworth/
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Leading Expert
John J. HOLLAND
Industry Leader & Policy Expert
Communications Director for Integrated Environmental Plant Management Association Of Western Canada ( IEPMA )
HOLLAND — THE NATION'S MOST ELOQUENT AND INTELLIGENT WRITER ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-wisdom-of-john-j-holland/
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Leading Expert
Howard MAINS
Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products
Co-President of Tactix Government Relations And Public Affairs Inc.
MAINS – THE WISDOM OF A REAL EXPERT ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-wisdom-of-howard-mains/
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Leading Expert
Steven J. MILLOY, Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor & Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products
Founder and Publisher of JunkScience.com
MILLOY — CHILDREN ARE NOT AT RISK FROM PESTICIDES — CHILDREN LESS AFFECTED THAN ADULTS IS A CONSTANT ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Dr Leonard RITTER
Doctorate-Level Expert & World Leading Scientific Expert In The Field Of Toxicology And Pesticide Safety
Tenured Professor Emeritus in the Toxicology, School Of Environmental Sciences at the University Of Guelph
Executive Director at the Canadian Network Of Toxicology Centres
RITTER — PESTICIDES DON’T CAUSE CANCER – MYTH-BUSTING ( Report )
https://pesticidetruths.com/2012/01/27/cancer-is-not-increasing-pesticides-do-not-cause-cancer/
RITTER — OTHER MATTERS ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN PESTICIDES IN CANCER PREVENTION ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Dr Gilbert L. ROSS
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
M.D. from the N.Y.U. School of Medicine
Undergraduate Degree in Chemistry from Cornell University’s School of Arts and Sciences
Executive Director and Medical Director of the American Council On Science And Health ( ACSH )
ROSS — THE WISDOM OF WHELAN, ELIZABETH M., AND AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH ( ACSH ) ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/7556-2/
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Leading Expert
Dr Joseph A. SCHWARCZ
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Director at McGill University’s Office For Science And Society
Teacher in the Chemistry Department and Faculty Of Medicine at McGill University
Celebrity Scientist, Writer, Speaker, and Radio & Television Broadcaster
SCHWARCZ — HOW TOXIC ARE THE TOXINS THAT SURROUND US ( Reports )
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Leading Expert
Dr Keith Ross SOLOMON
Doctorate-Level Expert & World Leading Scientific Expert In The Field Of Environmental Biology, Toxicology, And Pesticide Safety
Professor in the Department of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph, Ontario
Director of the Centre For Toxicology
SOLOMON — THE WISDOM OF A REAL EXPERT ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-wisdom-of-the-solomons/
SOLOMON — BRITISH COLUMBIA SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COSMETIC PESTICIDES ( Report )
SOLOMON — LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN USE OF PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Peter Shawn TAYLOR
Commentator & Editor-At-Large at Maclean’s Magazine
Journalist contributing to Canadian Business, Reader’s Digest, Saturday Night, Canadian Geographic, Fraser Forum, and National Post
TAYLOR — NATURAL GRASS ON PATH TO EXTINCTION – ONTARIO ( Reports )
TAYLOR — KEEPING ONTARIO UGLY ( Report )
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Leading Expert
Dr Katherine VON STACKELBERG
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Scientist at Environmental Health Research Foundation
E Risk Sciences And Harvard Center For Risk Analysis
VON STACKELBERG – 2,4-D HERBICIDE – LATEST RESEARCH REPORTS — PROPER USE OF LAWN CARE PRODUCTS ARE NOT A HEALTH THREAT ( Report )
VON STACKELBERG – 2,4-D HERBICIDE — UPDATE — IMPLAUSIBLE CARCINOGENIC OUTCOMES ( Reports )
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Leading Expert
Dr Elizabeth M. WHELAN
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Scientific Expert On Pest Control Products
Doctor Of Science from the Harvard School of Public Health
Master’s Degree in Public Health from the Yale School of Medicine
Master Of Science from the Harvard School of Public Health
President of the American Council On Science And Health ( ACSH )
WHELAN — THE WISDOM OF WHELAN, ELIZABETH M., AND AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH ( ACSH ) ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/7556-2/
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Leading Expert
Dr Joel WOOD
Doctorate-Level Expert & Leading Policy Expert On Pest Control Products
Senior Research Economist in the Centre For Environmental Studies and Centre For Risk And Regulation at The Fraser Institute
WOOD – THE WISDOM OF THE FRASER INSTITUTE ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/the-wisdom-of-the-fraser-institute/
WOOD – BRITISH COLUMBIA PESTICIDE PROHIBITION PREMATURE – THE FRASER INSTITUTE ( Report )
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Read … FORCE OF NATURE And PESTICIDE TRUTHS ― The Whole Truth From An Independent Perspective
Discover What Anti-Pesticide And Enviro-Lunatic Terrorists Are Doing And Saying About Subversively Imposing Their Life-Style Choices Against Our Society
Read … Force Of Nature and Pesticide Truths ― The Whole Truth From An Independent Perspective.
Go to The Pesticide Truths Web-Site ( Archive Of Reports ) …
Communities and businesses are being HARMED and DESTROYED and RAPED by PROHIBITIONS against pest control products used in the Urban Landscape, and by other ACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM.
We are living in the 9|11 Era of Anti Pesticide and Environmental Terrorism where at least ONE SUBVERSIVE ACT OF TERROR is perpetrated EVERY SINGLE DAY by these terrorist.
We are living in the DARK AGE OF ANTI PESTICIDE TERRORISM where sound science is trumped by FAKE SCIENTISTS, JUNK SCIENCE and UNVERIFIABLE SECRET EVIDENCE through FABRICATION, INNUENDO, and INTERNET RUMOR ― scientific research PROVES that pest control products CAUSE NO HARM and can be USED SAFELY.
An informed public is better able to protect itself and its communities and businesses from so-called activists who are THE LEAST QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE ANY ADVICE about pest control products or the environment.
NORAHG is the National Organization Responding Against HUJE that seek to harm the Green space industry, and the well-being of our communities.
NORAHG morally represents the VAST SILENT MAJORITY of people associated with turf and ornamental plant maintenance who are OPPOSED to Anti Pesticide PROHIBITION and the CLOSURE or ABANDONMENT of green spaces under the RIDICULOUS PRETEXT of somehow « saving » the environment.
NORAHG is a NATIONAL NON-PROFIT NON-PARTISAN organization that does not accept money from corporations or governments or trade associations, and represents NO VESTED INTERESTS WHATSOEVER.
NORAHG is dedicated to reporting PESTICIDE FREE FAILURES, as well as the work of RESPECTED and HIGHLY RATED EXPERTS who promote ENVIRONMENTAL REALISM and PESTICIDE TRUTHS.
NORAHG responds on behalf of the VAST SILENT MAJORITY of the public that DOES NOT WANT PESTICIDE BANS, and SUPPORT those who work in the Professional Lawn Care Industry.
NORAHG is opposed to Pesticide-Free jurisdictions that have DOOMED children to SUFFER INJURIES since Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION inevitably leads to public and residential green spaces that become DANGEROUS AND PEST-INFESTED GARBAGE DUMPS.
NORAHG is concerned that, without pest control products, CHILDREN ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF SUFFERING INJURIES with the creation of HAZARDOUS SLIPPING AND TRIPPING CONDITIONS in sports turf.
NORAHG pledges to deliver comprehensive reports that are worthy of peoples’ time and of peoples’ concern, reports that might ordinarily never have breached the parapet.
NORAHG was the brainchild of William H. Gathercole and his colleagues in 1991. Mr. Gathercole is now retired, although his name continues to appear as founder.
Force Of Nature was launched by NORAHG for CONTINUOUS transmission on the Internet on January 1st, 2009 ― however, the VERY FIRST Stand-Alone FORCE OF NATURE Report was issued on September 19th, 2008.
On March 15th, 2010, Uncle Adolph independently launched The Pesticide Truths, an easy-to-use Web-Site that collects relevant reports of information right-off-the-press.
Pesticide Truths and Force Of Nature, in some ways, are like Google for everything concerning the SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES of Anti-Pesticide and Enviro-Lunatic Terrorists.
For The Complete Library of reports from FORCE OF NATURE, and PESTICIDE TRUTHS, go to the following archives …
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/
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For The Original Copy Of This FORCE OF NATURE REPORT, And References, Go To The Following Links …
FORCE OF NATURE — THE WISDOM OF HEPWORTH — 2013 11 08 — THERE IS NO NEED FOR A NEONICOTINOID BAN ( Reports )
REFERENCE — HERO — LORNE HEPWORTH — 2013 11 08 — THERE’S NO NEED FOR NEONICOTINOID BAN — ONTARIO
REFERENCE — HERO — LORNE HEPWORTH — 2013 08 30 — NEONICOTINOID BAN NOT THE BEST OPTION — MANITOBA COOPERATOR
REFERENCE — HERO — LORNE HEPWORTH — 2013 07 11 — STOP BLAMING PESTICIDES FOR DECREASING BEE POPULATION
REFERENCE — HERO — LORNE HEPWORTH — 2013 05 16 — OVERALL BEE HEALTH A COMPLEX ISSUE — ONTARIO
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Background Information From An Independent Perspective
Here Are Encore Reports About BEES, Just In Case You Missed Them …
BEES — MYTH-BUSTING – BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER – PESTICIDES HURTING BEES IS A MYTH ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
BEES — NEONICOTINOIDS ARE LOW RISK TO BEES — EUROPEAN UNION ( Reports )
BEES — A BAN ON SOME PESTICIDES WON’T SAVE BEES ( Report )
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/11/18/op-ed-a-ban-on-some-pesticides-wont-save-bees/
BEES — CROPLIFE MAKES SIERRA POOP IN ITS PANTS
BEES — ANTI-PESTICIDE PROPAGANDA FROM ONTARIO BEE-KEEPERS ASSOCIATION ( A.K.A. SIERRA CLUB ) ( Blog )
BEES — BEE-KEEPERS ARE KILLING BEES WITH FORMIC ACID
BEES — WHAT’S KILLING THE BEES ? — BEES ARE BEING HARMED BY BEE-KEEPERS USING ILLEGAL PRODUCTS ( Blog )
BEES — PESTICIDE LINK TO BEE DEATHS PITS FARMERS VERSUS BEEKEEPERS ( Blog )
BEES — CANADA’S HONEY YIELD IS TWICE THE WORLD’S AVERAGE — THERE IS NO BEE CRISIS
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/10/17/28297/
BEES — BEE-KEEPERS ARE LIARS WHO ARE KILLING THEIR OWN BEES – RANDY OLIVER
BEES — THERE IS NO BEE CRISIS — BJORN LOMBORG
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/09/16/there-is-no-bee-crisis/
BEES — LUNATIC ONTARIO BEEKEEPER ASSOCIATION — THE PUBLIC NEED TO KNOW HONEY CAUSES DUMB 6, 7 AND 8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN ( Audio Recording )
BEES — ONTARIO ANTI-PESTICIDE BEE WORKING GROUP — WE ARE SO SCREWED — MAJORITY OF MEMBERS WILL VOTE IN FAVOUR OF PROHIBITION AGAINST NEONICOTINOID INSECTICIDES — RIGGED & UNDEMOCRATIC
BEES — WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEES THIS SPRING ? — RANDY OLIVER
BEES — RENEGADE BEE-KEEPER TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/09/01/renegade-bee-keeper-trade-associations-2013-01-09/
BEES — NEONICOTINOID BAN NOT THE BEST OPTION
BEES — NEONICOTINOID BAN NOT THE BEST OPTION — MANITOBA COOPERATOR — HEPWORTH RESPONSE
BEES — HONEY CAN KILL CHILDREN WITH BOTULISM — BEE-KEEPERS ARE UNEDUCATED AND INCOMPETENT — THEIR FALSE ALLEGATIONS SERVE AS A MERE PLOY TO ATTRACT COMPENSATION
BEES — BEE-KEEPERS STEAL AND STEAL AND STEAL … AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN — THEY ARE THIEVING UNRELIABLE BASTERDS !
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/08/29/bee-keepers-stealing-from-each-other-modern-farmer/
BEES — HONEY CAN KILL CHILDREN WITH BOTULISM — BEE-KEEPERS ARE UNEDUCATED AND INCOMPETENT — THEIR FALSE ALLEGATIONS SERVE AS A MERE PLOY TO ATTRACT COMPENSATION
BEES — THE DANGERS OF HONEY — HONEY IS THE ONLY FOOD THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE LINKED TO INFANT BOTULISM — PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM BOTULISM — HEALTH CANADA
BEES — PRE POISONED PLANTS — SOD FARMS, GARDEN CENTERS, NURSERIES — BEE DIE-OFFS — FRIENDS OF THE EARTH — LUNATIC STATEMENTS
BEES — BEE-KEEPERS ARE MERE RUSTLERS & THIEVING BASTERDS
BEES — BEE-KEEPERS USE ILLEGAL, UNREGISTERED, DEADLY, & CANCER-CAUSING PRODUCTS
BEES — BEE-KEEPERS ARE HARMING BEES, AND NOT INSECTICIDES
BEES — GRAIN FARMERS BATTLE ANTI-PESTICIDE LUNATIC-BEE-KEEPERS OVER PESTICIDE BAN
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/07/24/grain-farmers-battle-beekeepers-over-pesticide-ban-hamilton/
BEES — LUNATIC-MOTHER NOW BLAMES PESTICIDES FOR BEE DEATHS AND FOR MOTHER’S DEATH
BEES — ONTARIO TO EXAMINE NEONICOTINOID INSECTICIDES AS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF BEE DEATHS & AS A PRELUDE TO ANOTHER PROHIBITION
BEES — WASHINGTON REJECTS BAN ON PESTICIDE SUSPECTED OF KILLING HONEY-BEES
BEES — CANADA NOT READY TO BAN PESTICIDES BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR HONEY BEE DEATHS
BEES — CHEMO-PHOBIC ANTI-PESTICIDE GROUPS WANT TO PROHIBIT NEONICOTINOID INSECTICIDES — BEE-KEEPERS HARM BEES AND NOT PESTICIDES
BEES — AUSTRALIA HAS NO STINKIN BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER
BEES — THE REAL STORY BEHIND NEONICS AND MASS BEE DEATHS — THE RESEARCH ON BEE COLONY DEATHS IS DICEY, AND OFTEN POLITICAL — VARROA MITES — EUROPEAN UNION — FORBES
BEES — BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER IS PERPLEXING AND, AFTER YEARS OF STUDY, HAS NOT BEEN ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY SINGLE CAUSE — U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
BEES — RESEARCHERS FIND MAJOR NEW SUSPECT FOR COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER — HONEYBEE VIRUS & FUNGAL PATHOGEN
BEES — BLANKET BANS DETER INVESTMENT IN IMPROVEMENT — BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/04/09/pesticide-trials-letters-scotsman-com/
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Background Information From An Independent Perspective
The Whole Truth Can Be Found … On The Pesticide Truths Web-Site …
THE PESTICIDE TRUTHS WEB-SITE – ARCHIVE OF REPORTS ( Home Page )
PESTICIDE BANS ARE A FARCE ( Report )
BEE-KEEPERS ARE KILLING BEES, AND NOT INSECTICIDES
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
REAL TRENDS AGAINST PESTICIDE BANS ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/victories-against-terrorists/
ENEMIES LIST IN THE 9|11 ERA OF ANTI-PESTICIDE TERRORISM ( Report )
CARNAGE CREATED BY CATASTROPHIC ANTI-PESTICIDE PROHIBITION – MAIN WEB-PAGE
THE EXORBITANT COST OF PESTICIDE BANS ( Report )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/carnage-leading-to-stunningly-exhorbitant-costs/
ATTACKS AGAINST GOLF FACILITIES ( Report )
MYTHS ABOUT BANNING PESTICIDES – LEADING SCIENTIFIC HEALTH AND POLICY EXPERTS ( White Paper )
2,4-D HERBICIDE ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/24-d/
COMPLAINT CHANNELS – COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ANTI-PESTICIDE LUNATICS ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/complaint-channels/
PESTICIDE LINKS ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/pesticide-qa-links/
THE COMPLETE LIBRARY OF REPORTS & REFERENCES ( Web-Page )
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/table-of-contents/
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