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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by quicklyfrozen on Sunday July 02, 2017 @09:08PM (#14685247)
It's been done by hand in China. Not sure if we can replicate that in the west though.
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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by bogshaker on Sunday July 02, 2017 @10:08PM (#14685443)
They were actually better at it than the bees from memory.

Wage costs I'm sure would be an issue. Sounds like a crazy idea, but can't we just stop using pesticides that have provably been shown to harm a critical part of our food chain? I don't particularly care if Bayer loses profit, or if I have to pay a more realistic price for fruit and veg.

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Re:Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm... by hvidgaard on Monday July 03, 2017 @01:59AM (#14686130)
> can't we just stop using pesticides that have provably been shown to harm a critical part of our food chain?

We could, but there is money lost in the process. Both for the people who produce, but also consumers. This needs regulation to become a reality.

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