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sábado, octubre 29, 2016

Glifosato en Mieles : Uruguay

Me llega email desde Uruguay: (y me sopla un pajarito que viene pronta declaración de la RAN y me sopla otro pajarito que la cosa en Chile no están grave como en Uruguay o Argentina donde con la cero labranza para la soya/soja usan ingentes cantidades de Glifosato).

Por aqui hemos armado mucho revuelo en varios ambitos :
- Prensa : hemos denunciado el problema comercial para presionar una reacción de nuestro Ministerio . El Ministro finalmente nos dio una reunión. Se comprometió a investigar el origen del Glifo en la miel , pero la comisión que nombró solo tiene integrantes públicos . Por lo cual es al menos dudoso el acceso a los datos que se consigan . Por otro lado se comprometió a ver las posibilidades analíticas , en eso parece que es muy insipiente o por lo menos los laboratorios que hay no se van a distraer de los otros "clientes" , rubros que traen mas divisas al país . Sabemos muy bien que al Ministerio le interesa el tema por las consecuencias que puedan haber en otras exportaciones como la carne . Pero la apicultura les molesta tremendamente .
- Cámara de Agroquímicos : hicimos un convenio por el cual en una primer partida nos dan USD 5.000 para análisis , para tratar de hacer un mapeo de la contaminación .
- Ministerio : pedimos tratar de solucionar problemas de trabas sanitarias con Brasil (se llevaron 3.000 toneladas de contrabando y nosotros no podemos exportar ni un kg porque piden análisis de esporas de LA , y si hay no se permite la entrada ) y Ecuador . No pudieron solucionarlo .
Pedimos la auditoría China , empezaron a todo tren y ahora no logramos avanzar pese a que tenemos fecha (25 de Noviembre).
- Con los clientes : casi sin excepción , todos los Europeos van a controlar , pero algunos aceptarían hasta 100 ppb . Los que no pidan control seguramente pagarán el mismo precio que EEUU. Siguen pasando datos de análisis de Uruguay , que confirman el panorama .Aquí solo vemos posibilidades de no tener Glifo , o por debajo de 50ppb , en mieles de Montes naturales , que en general no gustan por su aroma y porque tienen Alcaloides altos. Existe en cantidades inferiores al 10% de la producción . Los precios actuales de la miel determinan que es inviable que los apicultores se muevan hacia esas regiones porque el costo de moverse es alto y ademas porque la producción de este tipo de miel no llega a los 20 kgs por colmena .
- Agremiación de apicultores : van a hacer una asamblea general por este tema probablemente el 26 de Noviembre y una movilización en distintos puntos del país en la primer semana de Diciembre. Se había hablado con SADA y FILAPI de hacerlo al mismo tiempo en varios países , pero no hay eco.
- Mercado : Europa está asustada con este tema y ha pedido inmediatamente aumentar la cuota anual de miel Ucraniana con cero arancel de 5.000 tons a 8.000 tons (probablemente para asegurarse de que no vaya a EEUU) , con esto , se están asegurando un poco mas de volumen de miel barata que les servirá para pagar mas la miel de nuestra región que no tenga Glifo y tenga lenta cristalización . Lo demás lo conseguirán en China , como siempre.
- No hay posibilidades de sacar el Glifo de la miel . los análisis dan 50% de margen de error , la residualidad en aguas y suelos es alta (en la cera ?) . 

Estamos en el infierno , amigo .......

domingo, enero 15, 2012

Don't kill the messenger


Dear BeeAlert subscriber,

News just in provides compelling evidence that Bayer's neonicotinoid pesticides are a significant cause of bee deaths in Britain and elsewhere, supporting the case that we have been making for years.

The British Bee Keepers Association must now climb down from the fence and clearly state their opposition to the use of these deadly chemicals on agricultural land, or face even more derision and condemnation from beekeepers and other associations both in the UK and abroad.

A key study, published in a respected scientific journal, demonstrates that neonicotinoids are routinely found in lethal doses in samples of dead bees, in seed planter exhaust, in fields where seeds had been planted and in dandelion flowers growing nearby. This shows clear pathways by which bees are being poisoned and removes any last shred of an excuse for the BBKA to continue to toe the pesticide industry line that these substances are 'safe if used correctly'.

If you keep bees within flying distance of agricultural land where maize, oilseed-rape (Canola) or other crops are grown using clothianidin-coated seed, YOUR BEES ARE IN DANGER. Likewise, all other pollinating insects - including endangered bumblebees - that live on or near that land will be poisoned, as will the birds and reptiles that feed on them. There is also growing evidence of possible long-term effects on human health.


SUGGESTED ACTION

Read the paper here - http://tinyurl.com/776y97v

PLEASE write to the BBKA and ask them to put their weight behind efforts to ban these deadly toxins from our countryside, while we still have some bees left.

Send an email to bbka@britishbeekeepers.com asking the BBKA to STOP supporting the pesticide industry and to work to have neonicotinoids banned in the UK. (More BBKA email addresses below)

If you are a BBKA member, pass this email around your local association - the more people who understand what is going on, the better. Make sure this issue is discussed and a resolution is passed to BBKA HQ.

If you are a gardener, look out for neonicotinoids in household sprays and compost: the common ones are Imidacloprid, Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam and Fipronil (also found in pet flea treatments). Return all such sprays to the shop and tell the manager why you will not buy them. Make sure your local gardening club / allotment association are aware of the dangers.

Gardeners may also be interested to know that Glyphosate (Roundup) has recently been shown to be much more toxic that Monsanto would like you to believe. In this report, Don Huber, Emeritus Professor at Purdue University and senior scientist on USDA's National Plant Disease Recovery System, links glyphosate to reduced nutrient availability in plants, increasing plant diseases, the emergence of a new pathogen, animal illness and possible effects on human health.
See http://www.i-sis.org.uk/USDA_scientist_reveals_all.php


EXTRACT FROM THE PURDUE PESTICIDE RESEARCH PAPER

"Our results demonstrate that bees are exposed to these compounds and several other agricultural pesticides in several ways throughout the foraging period. During spring, extremely high levels of clothianidin and thiamethoxam were found in planter exhaust material produced during the planting of treated maize seed. We also found neonicotinoids in the soil of each field we sampled, including unplanted fields. Plants visited by foraging bees (dandelions) growing near these fields were found to contain neonicotinoids as well. This indicates deposition of neonicotinoids on the flowers, uptake by the root system, or both. Dead bees collected near hive entrances during the spring sampling period were found to contain clothianidin as well, although whether exposure was oral (consuming pollen) or by contact (soil/planter dust) is unclear. We also detected the insecticide clothianidin in pollen collected by bees and stored in the hive."

"These findings clarify some of the mechanisms by which honey bees may be exposed to agricultural pesticides throughout the growing season. These results have implications for a wide range of large-scale annual cropping systems that utilize neonicotinoid seed treatments."


BBKA EMAIL ADDRESSES

PRESIDENT - Martin Smith - martin.smith@bbka.org.uk
CHAIRMAN - Brian Ripley - brian.ripley@bbka.org.uk
VICE CHAIRMAN - Dr David Aston - david.aston@bbka.org.uk
TREASURER - Michael Sheasby - michael.sheasby@bbka.org.uk
BBKA News and Year Book Editor - Sharon Blake m-s.blake@overstratton.fsnet.co.uk
Examinations Board Secretary - Val Francis valfrancis@blueyonder.co.uk
Public Affairs Director - Tim Lovett tjl@dermapharm.co.uk

TRUSTEES
Dr David Bancalari - david.bancalari@bbka.org.uk
Doug Brown - doug.brown@bbka.org.uk
Chris Deaves - chris.deaves@bbka.org.uk
Brian Dennis - brian.dennis@bbka.org.uk
Dawn Girling - dawn.girling@bbka.org.uk
John Hendrie - john.hendrie@bbka.org.uk
Roger Patterson - roger.patterson@bbka.org.uk
Julian Routh - julian.routh@bbka.org.uk
Michael Young - michael.young@bbka.org.uk


Let's make 2012 the year that British bee keepers take positive action to clean up our countryside - for the sake of the bees.

Best wishes
Phil Chandler

www.biobees.com
www.naturalbeekeeping.org
www.friendsofthebees.org