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Index of Subjects --_4303baad-53af-4e98-b16b-167db3f5edb0_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Rick & All=2C That's a good point Rick. Eradicate was a poor word choice. Control or = mitigate are probably more what I meant to say. I don't advocate destroying= every bark beetle in the province=3B just bringing the damage they cause t= o the provinces softwood forests to a reasonable level. All the best. Fritz McEvoy Sunrise Valley=2C CB =20 =20 > Date: Sat=2C 28 Apr 2012 14:44:44 -0300 > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beetles=2C forests=2C and climate change: Exchang= ing old mistakes for new? > From: dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >=20 > "trying to eradicate" is a well-chosen phrase=2C intended or not. Native > species (1) are never eradicated & funds spent on such are a bigger > mistake than BSLB. At least that one had the political (US) rationale. > I suspect there are few here who fully understand how spurious > phytosanitary issues are used aggressively by various US producer > groups=2C but Chris' example re potato wart is certainly one of the > best. US forestry & agricultural producer groups are aware of exactly > one objective: "winning". >=20 > (1) http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/sheets/spruce= b1.pdf >=20 > Rick Whitman >=20 > On Sat=2C Apr 28=2C 2012 at 12:49 PM=2C Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail= .com> wrote: > > Hi Chris=2C Dave and All=3B > > The really sad thing about this story is that all the money wasted on > > BSLB mitigation could have been better spent trying to eradicate the re= al > > scourge of softwood forests in N.S.=2C the (Red) Spruce Bark Beetle > > - Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby=2C which is/has destroying hundreds=2C = if not > > thousands=2C of acres of prime softwood forests in Nova Scotia over the= last > > decade. The battle to get this pest under control seems nearly non-exis= tent=3B > > at least to me up here in the highlands. All the best. > > Fritz McEvoy > > Sunrise Valley=2C CB = --_4303baad-53af-4e98-b16b-167db3f5edb0_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'> Hi Rick &=3B All=2C<BR>  =3B =3B =3B That's a good point Rick. Eradicate was a poor wor= d choice. Control or mitigate are probably more what I meant to say. I don'= t advocate destroying every bark beetle in the province=3B just bringing th= e damage they cause to the provinces softwood forests to a reasonable level= . All the best.<BR>  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb= sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Fritz McEvoy<BR>  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb= sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Sunrise Valley=2C CB<BR= >  =3B<BR>  =3B =3B<BR> <DIV> <DIV id=3DSkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV>>=3B Date: Sat=2C 28 Apr 2012 14:44:4= 4 -0300<BR>>=3B Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beetles=2C forests=2C and climate= change: Exchanging old mistakes for new?<BR>>=3B From: dendroica.caerule= scens@gmail.com<BR>>=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B = "trying to eradicate" is a well-chosen phrase=2C intended or not. Native<BR= >>=3B species (1) are never eradicated &=3B funds spent on such are a = bigger<BR>>=3B mistake than BSLB. At least that one had the political (US= ) rationale.<BR>>=3B I suspect there are few here who fully understand ho= w spurious<BR>>=3B phytosanitary issues are used aggressively by various = US producer<BR>>=3B groups=2C but Chris' example re potato wart is certai= nly one of the<BR>>=3B best. US forestry &=3B agricultural producer gr= oups are aware of exactly<BR>>=3B one objective: "winning".<BR>>=3B <BR= >>=3B (1) http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/sheets/= spruceb1.pdf<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B Rick Whitman<BR>>=3B <BR>>=3B On Sat= =2C Apr 28=2C 2012 at 12:49 PM=2C Fritz McEvoy <=3Bfritzmcevoy@hotmail.co= m>=3B wrote:<BR>>=3B >=3B Hi Chris=2C Dave and All=3B<BR>>=3B >= =3B  =3B The really sad thing about this story is that all the money wa= sted on<BR>>=3B >=3B BSLB =3Bmitigation could have been better spen= t trying to =3Beradicate the real<BR>>=3B >=3B scourge of softwood = forests in N.S.=2C the (Red) Spruce Bark Beetle<BR>>=3B >=3B - =3BD= endroctonus rufipennis Kirby=2C which is/has destroying hundreds=2C if not<= BR>>=3B >=3B thousands=2C of acres of prime softwood forests =3Bin&= nbsp=3BNova Scotia =3Bover the last<BR>>=3B >=3B decade. The battle= to get this pest under control seems nearly non-existent=3B<BR>>=3B >= =3B at least to me up here in the highlands. =3BAll the best.<BR>>=3B= >=3B  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb= sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B=  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb= sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Fritz McEvoy<BR>>=3B >=3B=  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&n= bsp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B=  =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb= sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B Sunrise Valley=2C CB<BR></DIV> = </div></body> </html>= --_4303baad-53af-4e98-b16b-167db3f5edb0_--
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