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  2. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!ames!olivea!apple!netcomsv!netcom.com!hank
  3. From: hank@netcom.com (Hank Roberts)
  4. Newsgroups: rec.gardens,alt.sustainable.agriculture
  5. Subject: Re: Need alternative to chemical pesticides
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec29.191336.5923@netcom.com>
  7. Date: 29 Dec 92 19:13:36 GMT
  8. References: <1992Dec28.220207.12425@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Dec29.023308.20434@samba.oit.unc.edu>
  9. Distribution: usa
  10. Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)
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  14. Today's (Tue, 12-29) NYTimes has a survey article worth reading: about
  15. resistance developing, and  how to alternate among different poisons while
  16. leaving some unsprayed area, so the vulnerable genes stay in the local
  17. pest population. They give some references.
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  19. Summary: use any one toxin including BT, and resistance develops.
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