Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

progressoid

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2. Regarding pesticides and apple trees.

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 01:17 PM

Feb 2016

In many fruit producing areas not only do they use pesticides, it's the law. Organic or not.

I found out about it from a family member living in Washington. I think Oregon has similar laws.

http://ext100.wsu.edu/wallawalla/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2013/07/Backyard-Apple-Trees.pdf

Local ordinances specify that YOU, the owner, are responsible for controlling destructive pests of fruit trees on your property. This is true whether you plant the tree yourself, or buy property with fruit trees already on it. Although these ordinances apply to all types of fruit trees, apple trees present one of the worst problems.

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Newsflash, foodies: Organic crops use carcinogenic pesticides [View all] HuckleB Feb 2016 OP

Many pesticides have a repellent effect. JoeyT Feb 2016 #1

Regarding pesticides and apple trees. progressoid Feb 2016 #2

That's one hell of a misleading headline. Wilms Feb 2016 #3

That's one hell of a misleading response. HuckleB Feb 2016 #4

I did. Both. Carefully. Wilms Feb 2016 #5

You clearly did no such thing. Article two is not a continuation from article one. HuckleB Feb 2016 #6

WTF, Huck? Wilms Feb 2016 #7

I've already explained that in my last post Apparently, you don't read my responses either. HuckleB Feb 2016 #8

One of us can't read. Wilms Feb 2016 #9

And the misleading propaganda keeps coming. HuckleB Feb 2016 #10

Thank you, Huck. Wilms Feb 2016 #11

Oh, brother. Big Organic doesn't want you to know about any of it. HuckleB Feb 2016 #12

I'm sure they don't. Wilms Feb 2016 #13

Little organic is no better. HuckleB Feb 2016 #14

The record stands... Wilms Feb 2016 #15

That's funny. HuckleB Feb 2016 #16