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  • From: Loren Davidson <lorenstwin@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: superweeds
  • Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 11:33:03 -0800 (PST)


--- Toby Hemenway <hemenway@jeffnet.org> wrote:
> on 2/13/01 9:47 AM, Loren Davidson at lorenstwin@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > They should be using *herbicides*, not
> > pesticides. :) Pesticides are for the random destruction of
> *insects*,
> > not plants. :)
> >
> Thanks for bringing this up, Loren, because I've always wondered what
> the
> definition really is, since many people use pesticide and insecticide
> interchangeably. You've prompted me to look it up. The EPA says
> pesticides
> include herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.

Fascinating. I stand corrected, and I'll work on my usage.

>It all sounds rather awful.

Indeed.

Build soil,

Loren

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Loren Davidson Permaculturist, poet, philosopher, writer
loren@farwalker.com | http://www.batnet.com/beauty/
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