[NatureNS] Beetles, forests, and climate change: Exchanging old

From: Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>
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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
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> 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
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Hi Rick &amp=3B All=2C<BR>
&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=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>
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sp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=
=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B Fritz McEvoy<BR>
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4 -0300<BR>&gt=3B Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Beetles=2C forests=2C and climate=
 change: Exchanging old mistakes for new?<BR>&gt=3B From: dendroica.caerule=
scens@gmail.com<BR>&gt=3B To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B =
"trying to eradicate" is a well-chosen phrase=2C intended or not. Native<BR=
>&gt=3B species (1) are never eradicated &amp=3B funds spent on such are a =
bigger<BR>&gt=3B mistake than BSLB. At least that one had the political (US=
) rationale.<BR>&gt=3B I suspect there are few here who fully understand ho=
w spurious<BR>&gt=3B phytosanitary issues are used aggressively by various =
US producer<BR>&gt=3B groups=2C but Chris' example re potato wart is certai=
nly one of the<BR>&gt=3B best. US forestry &amp=3B agricultural producer gr=
oups are aware of exactly<BR>&gt=3B one objective: "winning".<BR>&gt=3B <BR=
>&gt=3B (1) http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestprotection/foresthealth/sheets/=
spruceb1.pdf<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B Rick Whitman<BR>&gt=3B <BR>&gt=3B On Sat=
=2C Apr 28=2C 2012 at 12:49 PM=2C Fritz McEvoy &lt=3Bfritzmcevoy@hotmail.co=
m&gt=3B wrote:<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B Hi Chris=2C Dave and All=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=
=3B &nbsp=3B The really sad thing about this story is that all the money wa=
sted on<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B BSLB&nbsp=3Bmitigation could have been better spen=
t trying to&nbsp=3Beradicate the real<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B scourge of softwood =
forests in N.S.=2C the (Red) Spruce Bark Beetle<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B -&nbsp=3BD=
endroctonus rufipennis Kirby=2C which is/has destroying hundreds=2C if not<=
BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B thousands=2C of acres of prime softwood forests&nbsp=3Bin&=
nbsp=3BNova Scotia&nbsp=3Bover the last<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B decade. The battle=
 to get this pest under control seems nearly non-existent=3B<BR>&gt=3B &gt=
=3B at least to me up here in the highlands.&nbsp=3BAll the best.<BR>&gt=3B=
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sp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B Fritz McEvoy<BR>&gt=3B &gt=3B=
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