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Spraying for Locusts - RFI

To: Colin R <>
Subject: Spraying for Locusts - RFI
From: Merrilyn Serong <>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:24:21 +1000
Hi Colin and others,

Here is a link to a you tube anti-spraying video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZwRy2WpaQ
The relevant web site is
www.savethelocust.com

Another approach is to eat the locusts.
Hear all about it on Radio National's Bush Telegraph.
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2010/s3021113.htm

Cheers,
Merrilyn






Colin R wrote:
Hi
Does anyone have any idea of the impact of spraying thousands of litres
of poison on 6 trillion grasshoppers? Should we be concerned? It maybe a
really naive question to which the only answer may be "of course we
freaking should be!!" but I'm curious - does anyone know anything about
the chemicals that will/are being used? Everyone seems to be casually
planning this but there doesn't seem to be any opinions re any possible
damage to the environment or the wildlife. I know the farmers are God
Almighty here and the economy certainly would take a hit if the crops
were decimated, but I'd be interested to know what the 'side effect'
damage might
be....

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