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#pesticideuse — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. The next pesticide battleground? It may be floriculture.

    Because it's not a food product, application of pesticides and residues on flowers are not highly regulated, increasing health risk to consumers, but particularly those that handle the flowers, e.g. your florist!

    youtu.be/5XG-Jdth5Vs

    #PesticideUse #CutFlowers #Agriculture #Flowers

  2. Climate change is contributing to the decline in bee populations in Nepal, leading to the loss of a cliff-side honey gathering tradition.

    Fantastic photos of the villagers and the harvesting process

    aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/6/6

    #ClimateChange #Bees #Tradition #Nepal #Himalayas #MadHoney #Deforestation #PesticideUse