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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 6:15:25 GMT -5
A study found one pesticide in common in the pollen and wax samples of the dying bees in 23 states, Bayer's Spirotetramat (Movento®): Wed Mar 24 news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_sc/us_food_and_farm_disappearing_bees"A study published Friday in the scientific journal PLOS (Public Library of Science) One found about three out of five pollen and wax samples from 23 states had at least one systemic pesticide — a chemical designed to spread throughout all parts of a plant." "(January 4, 2010) – A pesticide that could be dangerously toxic to America’s honey bees must be pulled from store shelves as a result of a suit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Xerces Society. In an order issued in December, a federal court in New York invalidated EPA’s approval of the pesticide spirotetramat (manufactured by Bayer CropScience under the trade names Movento and Ultor) and ordered the agency to reevaluate the chemical in compliance with the law. The court’s order goes into effect on January 15, 2010, and makes future sales of Movento illegal in the United States." "solitary bees have not previously been included in non-target testing of insect-resistant transgenic crop plants. www.bayercropscience.com/bcsweb/cropprotection.nsf/id/EN_8thArticle022008?open&l=EN&ccm=300030010010Biological profile of spirotetramat (Movento®) – a new two-way systemic (ambimobile) insecticide against sucking pest species "Summary Spirotetramat (Movento®) is a new, fully systemic and ambimobile insecticide particularly effective against a broad range of sucking pests, including aphids, whiteflies, psyllids and scales." "Bayer Crop Science has been developing the new tetronic acid class of insecticides, which includes Judo/Forbid (spiromesifen), an insecticide/miticide mentioned above. The new product is spirotetramat. The mode of action of the tetronic acid class is inhibition of insect lipid (fatty acid) biosynthesis. Spirotetramat is systemic and offers a diverse spectrum of activity, principally on sucking insects."
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 8:11:12 GMT -5
SUCKING INSECTS AND MITES uspest.org/mint/suckinginsects.htmThey are called sucking insects because they suck the plant's juices. Let me broaden my statement about 'scale insects' believed to be affected by the biopesticide 'magic' that is interfering with the natural life cycle of the fungus gnat to include the 'sucking insects', and mites, also. I am basing this statement on what has been reported to be involved in our disease and the fact that so far it's been noted to be on the small scale size of insects - the bees being sick from mites and believing to see modified human demodex mites in our samples. I'm thinking it's very possible that if the scientists in this field of study were to culture the bodies of the mites from an infected bee - they most likely would see some of the Morgellons artifacts. This is done in the same way that human lesion samples were noted - by simply looking into the Petri Dish with a microscope and photographing. I would be glad to do this experiment if I had access to the bees or their mites.
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Post by camv35s on Apr 8, 2010 12:46:09 GMT -5
www.bayer-kills-bees.com/ Hi Kammy regarding bayer I heard germany settled with Bayer this link has alot of info best regards cam ;D
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Post by camv35s on Apr 8, 2010 13:35:24 GMT -5
e EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs needs to promptly suspend use of the nicotinyl insecticides until EPA obtains scientific evidence that sublethal effects do not cause harm to America's honey bees.
Sincerely yours,
Laurel Hopwood Chair, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee 2459 Queenston Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118-4315 ANYONE CARE TO E MAIL LAUREL HOPWOOD AND TELL HER ABOUT OUR LITTLE MORGELLONS COMUNITY ,YA SEE THEY HAVE OVER A MILLION MEMBERS AND WE ONLY HAVE A FEW THOUSAND ,BUT WERE GROWING ,BEST REGARDS CAMV cc: members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture; Marcel Howard
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 13:36:40 GMT -5
Interesting, Cam! I was just having dinner conversation and the German fellow who doesn't seem to think that the EU is allowing biopesticides to be put on the organic food. Jeany just found where this is the case for America, we're looking to see if they are allowed here. I can't believe that they are doing all this farming without some sort of pesticide? I'm hearing that there are very strict rules for pesticides here. Is Bayer able to sell their product around the world but not here, I'm trying to find out?
Did I see where the bees are in contact with 98 pesticides, and that looks like a small number? How can they allow so many different pesticides to be in use when it's obvious that they don't have a clue as to how they interact together?
I'm going to catch a bee and look at it microscopically as soon as I can - I need help looking at 'bugs' this spring/summer, are they Morgified or not? It's hard to figure out what's going on with one person's input who's not even in America. (This is a guy's job - where's the men when you need them? ;D ) For those with microscopes that want to help - just put the bug between two slides to view it - it doesn't matter if it's smashed or not.
I'm glad to have a guy around helping with all this bug/bat/bee stuff, Cam... ;D
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Post by camv35s on Apr 8, 2010 13:50:53 GMT -5
Did I see where the bees are in contact with 98 pesticides, and that looks like a small number. How can they allow so many different pesticides to be in use when it's obvious that they don't have a clue as to how they interact together? Hi kAMMY ,and the answer is 98 lobbyist ah hell lets make it an even hundred
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 13:55:10 GMT -5
I know Cam, it just doesn't seem fair - I don't know how our little friends have survived this long with what's possibly out there, it's sad. What's the matter with the bio-tech companies - is a dang dollar worth all of this - where are they going to get or spend all their money when we're too sick to eat or when there's no people left? I'm not blaming everything that's happening on the biotech companies... BUT... they are highly suspect. It's probably a combination, as we're believing - there's just too much tinkering going on with the environment. Some factor is the bottom foundation framework for Morgellons, I don't believe it is totally random. From Cam's article above, check out this statement: www.bayer-kills-bees.com/"Pesticides that can cause cancer, alter genes, and damage the reproductive, endocrine or nervous system must no longer be authorised." Why would they have been authorized in the first place? (Yeah, I know, Cam - lobbyists and greased pockets.) "According to the German Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, they reported that 29 out of 30 dead bees it had examined had been killed by contact with the neonicotinoid clothianidin. In France most applications of imidacloprid were already banned in 1999. In 2003 the federal government science committee called Comit' Scientifique et Technique, convened by the French government, declared that the treatment of seeds with the neonicotinoid imidacloprid produces a significant risk for bees." We probably need such a test as below for our lesion debris?: "By applying a sophisticated analytical technique using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled to tandem Mass Spectrometry (atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry or APCI-MS/MS), French scientists were able to precisely measure low amounts of imidacloprid in the soils, plants (leaves and flowers), and pollens. Extraction, separation, and detection were performed according to quality assurance criteria."
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 14:21:43 GMT -5
A great article, Cam! -
"1. These neonicotinoid substances and their metabolites are systemic pesticides.
Systemic neonicotinoid treatments, which target the entire plant, are probably contaminating all its parts (French team reported average levels 5-6 ppb), including the flower (reported average levels 5-6 ppb) through translocation from the root system and seeds (Bonmatin et al., 2003 and 2005). Corn had a reported tassel average of 4 ppb and the ear averaged 10 ppb. Sunflower and corn pollen contained about 5 ppb imidacloprid after pesticide treatment. Additional French scientists observed imidacloprid in even higher levels in young fast-growing plants where they measured 10-20 ppb in upper leaves, reaching 100-200 ppb in other leaves, 2-3 ppb in pollen, and less than 1.5 ppb in the nectar. It is confirmed today by repeated laboratory analyses, and the pesticide manufacturer's no longer deny it, that the specific active substances are present in the nectar and the pollen of plants coming from neonicotinoid treated seeds and residues in the soils. Besides, this fact is not ignored in the research on imidacloprid and fipronil. These substances are thus found in the food of bees and their brood. See two studies by Bonmatin et al., 2003 and 2005, and two studies by Chauzat et al., 2002 and 2006."
Does this statement below not sound familiar?:
"Entomologist Dr. Maryann Frazier's June 26, 2008 testimony at a Congressional hearing on honey bee colony losses stated: "We are becoming increasingly concerned that pesticides may affect bees at sublethal levels, not killing them outright, but rather impairing their behaviors and their abilities to fight off infections."
As identified in pollen, the most commonly detected pesticides were fluvalinate, coumaphos, chlorpyrifos, and the fungicide chlorthalonil, with fluvalinate and coumaphos detected in 100% of the samples. Extraordinary levels of fluvalinate were measured up to 204 parts per million in the brood nest wax and pollen.
The same applies to clothianidin and thiamethoxam. "
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 14:33:36 GMT -5
Here's our list of suspects so far, help me look, if you have some time:
Spirotetramat neonicotinoid clothianidin neonicotinoid imidacloprid fipronil fluvalinate coumaphos chlorpyrifos fungicide chlorthalonil thiamethoxam
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 15:22:29 GMT -5
Fluvalinate www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC34785Symptoms of Poisoning with Pyrethroid Compounds - Irritation of skin and eyes. - Irritability to sound or touch, abnormal facial sensation, sensation of prickling, tingling or creeping on skin, numbness. - Headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, fatigue. - In severe cases: fluid in the lungs and muscle twitching may develop. Seizures may occur and are more common with more toxic cyano-pyrethroids. pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/dienochlor-glyphosate/fluvalinate-ext.htmlFluvalinate does not cause allergic skin reactions Workers exposed to fluvalinate have reported coughing, sneezing, throat irritation, itching or burning sensations on the arms or face with or without a rash, headache and nausea (5). Appearance: Fluvalinate is a viscous, yellow oil [12].
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 15:51:18 GMT -5
Coumaphos pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/coumaphos-ext.htmlTRADE OR OTHER NAMES Agridip, Asunthol, Meldane, Muscatox, Umbethion, Co-Ral, Asuntol, Bay 21, Baymix, Dilice, Resistox, Suntol, Negashunt. INTRODUCTION Coumaphos is an insecticide used for control of a wide variety of livestock insects, including cattle grubs, screw-worms, lice, scabies, flies, and ticks. It is used against ectoparasites, which are insects that live on the outside of host animals such as sheep, goats, horses, pigs, and poultry (15). It is added to cattle and poultry feed to control the development of fly larvae that breed in manure. It is also used as a dust, dip, or spray to control mange, horn flies, and face flies of cattle (11). Coumaphos is considered a selective insecticide because it kills specific insect species while sparing other nontarget organisms. Coumaphos does not cause skin sensitization allergies (20). Toxic symptoms in humans are largely caused by the inhibition of cholinesterase. These may include pallor, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, headache, dizziness, eye pain, blurred vision, constriction or dilation of the eye pupils, tears, salivation, sweating, and confusion. Severe poisoning will affect the central nervous system, producing incoordination, slurred speech, loss of reflexes, weakness, fatigue, involuntary muscle contractions, twitching, tremors of the tongue or eyelids, and eventually paralysis of the body extremities and the respiratory muscles. In severe cases there may also be involuntary defecation or urination, psychosis, irregular heart beats, unconsciousness, convulsions and coma. Death may be caused by respiratory failure or cardiac arrest. Some organophosphates may cause delayed symptoms beginning 1 to 4 weeks after an acute exposure which may or may not have produced immediate symptoms. In such cases, numbness, tingling, weakness and cramping may appear in the lower limbs and progress to incoordination and paralysis. Improvement may occur over months or years, and in some cases residual impairment will remain. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND GUIDELINES Technical coumaphos is a tan crystalline solid with a slight sulfur odor (15, 5). Although it is stable in water, coumaphos hydrolyzes slowly in alkaline conditions. Alkaline and strong oxidizing materials should be avoided when using this material (11). It is also incompatible with pyrethroids and piperonyl butoxide (4). Persons who work with organo-phosphate materials for long periods of time should have frequent blood tests of their cholinesterase levels.
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 16:00:33 GMT -5
We have photographed something that is Morg-like in the milk, YouTube Video - "A Microscopic Look At Milk". I just saw this chart: tinyurl.com/yggkbnxDo what - they are feeding the cows a pesticide to keep their pats from producing so many flies? Feeding of Coumaphos, Ronnel, and Rabon to Dairy Cows: Larvicidal Activity Against House Flies1 and Effect on Insect Fauna and Biodegradation of Fecal Pats www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/jee/1973/00000066/00000005/art00019?crawler=true"Abstract: Eight dairy cows 2/treatment, were fed a concentrate-alfalfa hay pellet-corn silage ration supplemented as follows (1) no insecticide, (2) 56 ppm coumaphos, (3) 56 ppm Rabon® (2-ehloro-1-[2,4,5-trichlorophenyl] vinyl dimethyl phosphate), or (4) 112 ppm ronnel. Larvicidal activity against Musca domestica L. was significantly greater in feces from cows fed Rabon than in feces from cows fed either coumaphos or ronnel. Milk from cows fed coumaphos or Rabon contained no residues (<0.005 ppm), however, residues were detected in milk from cows fed ronnel. Feces examined after 6 or 9 weeks in a pasture showed no difference between the biodegradation of untreated and treated feces except that little tunneling was observed in the pats containing coumaphos. This tunneling was apparently done by larvae of soldier fly, Sargus cuparius (L.)"
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 16:31:51 GMT -5
This is complicated - let's say we have traditional Southern breakfast of - biscuits with honey comb, gravy and biscuits, eggs, a steak and some milk? If the honey comb alone has 98 pesticides - how much does the whole meal have?... I think I'm missing home. lol
On a serious note - there is a blood test for cholinesterase levels that we should get done to see if we have high levels of organophosphates pesticides in our blood streams as has been indicated by past research by Mark Darrah.
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 17:11:23 GMT -5
Thiamethoxam What's wrong with this bug?... looks suspicious... www.clfs.umd.edu/biology/faganlab/people/castaldo.htmlChemical chart of Thiamethoxam If we could just get a chart of what's inside of us - we might be able to cut out some of the guess work? WHY don't we have some solid data on the chemistry of our pathogens by now? None of these pesticides show what it looks like microscopically, making a match is difficult without the chemical diagram to compare. www.hort.uconn.edu/IPM/nursery/caes_fs/caes_fs_scalepests.htm"Systemic organophosphate insecticides (acephate and dimethoate) have been supplanted by the neonicotinoid class of insecticides (acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam). The organophosphates are much more toxic to the applicator, birds, and fish, and so the U.S. EPA has been gradually limiting their use. The neonicotinoids can be subdivided into two categories, based upon their degree of systematicity. Imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam have limited mobility in plants, and should only be used to target those species of scales (and other sucking insects) that produce honeydew. Acetamiprid and dinotefuran have much greater solubility, and so they can be used to target armored scales. Dinotefuran has an unusual property allowing it to penetrate bark following a bark spray and be translocated to the feeding site of armored scales; it is especially useful for targeting scales feeding in hidden locations on plants (such as Maskell scales on pines) or for reaching scales on hard-to-spray specimen trees. Buprofezin, fenoxycarb, and pyriproxifen are insect growth regulator insecticides, with varying impact on the predators and parasitoid natural enemies of scales. Buprofezin is reported to have minimal impact on ladybeetles and parasitoids, while pyriproxifen has successfully been used in combination with parasitoids for integrated scale management."
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 17:28:25 GMT -5
Fungicide Chlorthalonil Does anyone have a subscription to Wiley InterScience that can get this Raman Graph? www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/19697/abstractRaman Microscopic Studies of the Distribution of the Fungicide Chlorthalonil in aPVC Film "ABSTRACT Confocal Raman microscopy was used to study the solubility and spatial distribution (with ca. 2 m3 resolution) of the fungicide chlorthalonil in a poly (vinyl chloride) matrix. Microcrystallites of fungicide, whose sizes depend on the initial concentration, were imaged and their edge-like distribution was identified. Other parts of the polymer film also contain fungicide, distributed unevenly over the area examined, and no particular pattern of activity could be expected. It was found that the fungicide behaviour is not affected significantly by the incorporation of a plasticizer at levels up to 45%."
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Post by kammy on Apr 8, 2010 17:38:32 GMT -5
I just ran across this good article, which belongs in the food category, oh well - What to eat?... www.sdearthtimes.com/et0996/et0996s5.html"The twelve crops with the least pesticide contamination are a good source** of the following nutrients. Pesticide Contamination Food Nutrients Score** Avocados Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Folic Acid 7 Corn Carotenoids, Folic Acid 14 Onions Not a good source of vitamins or carotenoids 18 Sweet Potatoes Potassium, Vitamin A (Carotenoids), Vitamin C 20 Cauliflower Vitamin C 21 Brussels sprouts Folic Acid, Vitamin A (Carotenoids), Vitamin C 36 Grapes (U.S.) Vitamin C 40 Bananas Potassium, Vitamin C 42 Plums Vitamin C 46 Green onions Vitamin A (Carotenoids), Vitamin C 46 Watermelon Potassium, Vitamin A (Carotenoids), Vitamin C 47 Broccoli Potassium, Vitamin A (Carotenoids), Vitamin C 49 While no one should eat only these twelve foods, it is noteworthy that the fruits and vegetables with the lowest contamination scores also provide a broad array of nutritional and health benefits. "
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Post by kammy on Apr 13, 2010 1:49:14 GMT -5
I just remembered something - I didn't see as many ladybugs in my environment last year and I usually see a bunch. Was it because my house was moldy or are they disappearing also - please note if you've noticed? (I had fewer and fewer cob webs and spiders, too, in the past couple of years. Cobwebs are usually a light color - I believe the gnat webs are more yellow than the cob.)
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Post by kammy on Apr 13, 2010 5:22:46 GMT -5
Agricultural worker killed by bee sting after suffering massive allergic reaction By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 11:39 AM on 9th April 2010 tinyurl.com/y7z9mz4"An agricultural worker who died after suffering a massive allergic reaction to a bee sting had suffered no ill-effects to previous stings, an inquest heard." I want to share with you to please be more careful with bee and wasp stings. I got stung most every time I went out to mow my grass last summer. The stings showed large, red, hot, swollen areas where the yellow jackets hit me, whereas, in the past - I did not have such a bad reaction. It seemed that with every new sting - the effects were getting worse.
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Post by kammy on Apr 13, 2010 5:28:37 GMT -5
Arizona bee swarms expected in larger numbers this year Apr. 7, 2010 The Arizona Republic www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/04/07/20100407arizona-bee-swarms.html"Fire officials and beekeepers are seeing an increase in swarming bees this spring because of above-average rainfall and the spread of Africanized bees throughout Arizona. The Phoenix Fire Department is urging residents to take precautions after a recent string of attacks over the past three weeks."
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Post by kammy on Apr 13, 2010 5:35:10 GMT -5
Bats, Birds and Lizards Can Fight Climate Change www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/04/bats-fight-climate-change/"Birds, bats and lizards may play an important role in Earth’s climate by protecting plants from insects that forage on foliage. A new study suggests that preserving these animals could be a low-tech way to fight climate change."
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