tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941644184963241506.post868907419311787795..comments2022-03-27T05:08:55.033+01:00Comments on The Happy Larder: An interesting readKirstenInWaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17569348238616439719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941644184963241506.post-84770181142088775292013-05-17T20:45:44.888+01:002013-05-17T20:45:44.888+01:00It does appear to be a similar story here with the...It does appear to be a similar story here with the pesticides. Only recently the EU have agreed to ban a certain type that seems to be responsible for the bee decline. I fear though that something else will be used instead which might be bad for another species.<br />Very interesting to hear that natural predators have been used in Australia to deal with the rabbit problem. We need more approaches like that, I think. Kirsten xKirstenInWaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569348238616439719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941644184963241506.post-33799830293572715082013-05-17T00:07:53.213+01:002013-05-17T00:07:53.213+01:00We are experiencing a similar problem in Australia...We are experiencing a similar problem in Australia. I have done a little reading on the subject and I think it seems that too many chemicals are having a disastrous effect on our bees. We had a 50 acres of remnant vegetation and 50 acres of dry land farming for quite a few years. When we bought the 100 acres there was a distinct lack of bees and birds due to overcropping the farming areas and overuse of chemicals. We used natural predators and no chemicals unless absolutely necessary. When we sold the property the birds and the bees were back including a native bee. We have a major problem with rabbits (as we do here in Australia) but one morning 2 older gents drove onto our property and offered to help eradicate the rabbits using their ferrets. Our property was pesticide free so no problems for the ferrets. In one year the ferrets cleaned out nearly 1000 rabbits without the use of heavy duty pesticides. The hawks and eagles were very grateful for the ferret spoils too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758926343154376267noreply@blogger.com