With regards to Bill Bradley's article about
the decline in the frog population, scientific study seems to
have established that the decline in frogs (particularly the
leopard frogs) is due to increased UV damage at the tadpole
stage as a result of the expanding hole in the ozone layer, and
not as a direct result of pesticides. Personally, I first
noticed the dramatic frog decline in remote areas far from, and
many miles upstream from, any possible pesticide
application.
However, I am 100 percent in support of ban
on pesticides on urban lawns. I would not remain in Sudbury if
I were not a lover of nature (who would?).
Ed J. Brogden
Sudbury