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Neonicotinoids linked to recent fall in farmland bird numbers

To: Carl Clifford <>
Subject: Neonicotinoids linked to recent fall in farmland bird numbers
From: "Jeremy O'Wheel" <>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:25:26 +1000
The study seems to have found that birds that eat insects are less likely
to be found in areas that are sprayed with insecticides, and then the
journalist has implied it could be a consequence of chemical, rather than
just the food chain, but I don't see what evidence there is for that.

Jeremy


On 10 July 2014 13:53, Carl Clifford <> wrote:

> I wonder what the effects are in Australia? I also wonder, has anyone been
> looking?
>
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/09/neonicotinoids-farmland-birds
>
> Carl Clifford
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