Silent Spring Revisited

[Chris Conlan]

OK, I'm sure we are all very saddened to see bees killed and understand how
important they are to so many of our crops.  However, let's not propagandize
their plight with false information.  Tasteless melons and curled cucumbers
have nothing to do with bee visits!  The bees just pollinate, they don't add
flavor and texture (unless of course, you eat them along with your fruit)!

Chris
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>From: pollinator at aol.comnospam (Dave Green)
>To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
>Subject: Silent Spring Revisited
>Date: Mon, Oct 11, 1999, 6:45 AM
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>and cucumbers. Gardeners will find their cucumbers curled and knotty, and their
>melons small and tasteless from lack of bee visits to the blossoms. 
>