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;et_cid=3DDM98106&amp;et_rid=3D1360508612"><sp --_000_BY1PR0401MB1287EFB8A31C4B83843C65DBC7150BY1PR0401MB1287_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BT spraying for budworm control: Non-target by-kill of many other insects a= nd up their various food chains should not be minimized. For example mortal= ity of swallowtail butterflies: http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/land208.html With kindest regards Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. Owner, Remember Adventures & Caper Cafe Pedal Buggy & snowshoe rentals, great bird friendly coffee, breakfast & pas= ta, pollinator meadow, games & more!! (Open Wed to Sunday: 8:30 am-7pm) HWY 6 & Station Road Trans-Canada Trail Tatamagouche RememberAdventures.ca<http://rememberadventures.ca> & InsectRecovery.org<ht= tp://insectrecovery.org> 1-902-657-0054 Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery On Aug 18, 2016, at 5:39 PM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca<mai= lto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote: Hi Nancy, I'm sending a link to an article on how a study in France showed a link bet= ween the spraying of BT to kill mosquitoes and a decline in House Martins. = In the article, a Canadian ecotoxicologist says the study could help to exp= lain the decline of insectivorous birds in Canada. Your email comes on the = day that the Nova Scotia Government made public that it is considering a BT= spray program to control the impending threat of a spruce budworm infestat= ion. Here the pertinent bird question might be how this spraying would affe= ct budworm dependent warblers such as the Bay-breasted Warbler, Cape May Wa= rbler, and Tennessee Warbler. Here is the link to the French study: http://www.nature.com/news/2010/10061= 5/full/news.2010.296.html. John Carleton, Yarmouth County From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [= mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of N Robinson Sent: August-18-16 17:04 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] Question re mosquitoes, the Zika issue, etc. Hello all, I would appreciate receiving educated opinions on the usefulness (or not) o= f the mosquito. I have on record a biologist who says the world would not = miss them if they were eradicated. Now I have found a recent children's bo= ok called Bloodsuckers, which says we need them. I am sure they serve a pu= rpose, if only to provide an easy and abundant prey for a lot of very hungr= y birds. I have learned to question media reports on things like the Zika virus and = birth defects - it is making a good excuse for introducing the new Oxitec G= M mosquito, with Bill Gates funding behind it - what better venue than the = Olympics to roll out that product! FYI World Mosquito Day is coming up on August 20. It is celebrated in Grea= t Britain to mark the discovery of the connection of the mosquito to malari= a. I have no specialized knowledge in any science, but would like to send a ba= lanced reply to an article in the Montreal Gazette by a doctor who is extol= ling the potential benefits of the new GM mosquito and who seems to be acce= pting the media reports of the connection of the Zika virus to "birth defec= ts". These turn out to be microencephaly and another very rare disorder wh= ich passses; the connection so far is based on one correlational study. Any and all opinions welcome! Don't worry, I will not quote you without yo= ur permission. Nancy -- Nancy Robinson novascotiavacation.weebly.com<http://novascotiavacation.weebly.com> www.twinski.com<http://www.twinski.com> 514-605-7186 Home: 514-938-5249 --_000_BY1PR0401MB1287EFB8A31C4B83843C65DBC7150BY1PR0401MB1287_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > </head> <body dir=3D"auto"> <div>BT spraying for budworm control: Non-target by-kill of many other inse= cts and up their various food chains should not be minimized. For example m= ortality of swallowtail butterflies: <br> <a href=3D"http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/land208.html">http://www.ent= omology.wisc.edu/mbcn/land208.html</a></div> <div id=3D"AppleMailSignature"><br> <div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With kindest= regards</span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br> </span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mary (Macaul= ay), P.Eng.</span></div> <div><br> </div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Owner, Remem= ber Adventures & Caper Cafe</span></div> </div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pedal Buggy = & snowshoe rentals, great bird friendly coffee, breakfast & pasta, = pollinator meadow, games & more!! </span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(Open Wed to= Sunday: 8:30 am-7pm)</span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">HWY 6 & = Station Road</span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Trans-Canada= Trail</span></div> <div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tatamagouche= </span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href=3D"h= ttp://rememberadventures.ca">RememberAdventures.ca</a> & InsectRecovery.org</span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1-902-657-00= 54</span></div> <div><span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter @Rem= emberTata & @InsectRecovery</span></div> </div> </div> <div><br> On Aug 18, 2016, at 5:39 PM, John Kearney <<a href=3D"mailto:john.k