Silent Spring Revisited

Dave Green pollinator at aol.comnospam
Fri Oct 15 09:26:38 EDT 1999


   Thanks, but please don't go hide, or whip yourself (at least not TOO long  
; o)

   You are in company with the majority of Americans, who do not realize the
seriousness of the dwindling of this environmental resource.  We need not just
an occasional bee, but good pollinator populations. You can help bring folks
attention to this dwindling, but vital resource.

To Chris and all others on the board:   I have asked on this board, and other
butterfly places for resources on butterfly pollination, and almost none is
forthcoming, other than the mention that butterflies do pollinate. I watched a
beautiful butterfly in obvious distress in the mosquito spraying area the other
day, and it no doubt was dying. 

   There is massive environmental damage from this kind of aerial application
over wide areas. The localized applications that normally occur in populated
areas still leave reservoir areas from which pollinators can repopulate. These
massive emergency aerial spraying projects, which are becoming ever more
frequent, also wipe out the reserve pollinator populations.

   In order to deal with this, I need concrete information.  It is true that
the label directions only deal with bees, but I believe that compliance will
also protect other pollinators.

   Can anyone give me leads to good studies on the economic impact of butterfly
pollination?  Are there any works on butterly pollination of specific plants
that are important as food sources for humans or wildlife?

   I am a layman, not a scientist, but this is a vital area of environmental
protection. You will note that there is little reference to butterflies on The
Pollination Home Page, as I simply don't have it.

   Help!



Pollinator at aol.com     Dave Green  Hemingway, SC  USA
The Pollination Scene:  http://users.aol.com/pollinator/polpage1.html

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