P465 Teletext 465 Aug 6 02:14:06 ———————————————————————— — PESTICIDE GENOCIDE As pesticides are sprayed freely across intensive farms, Britain's gardens are becoming important nature resjrvjs for wildlife escaping killer chemicals. According to the Soil Association British gardjnjrs should therefore use organic methods. Chemicals can devastate food chains in gardens with pesticides killing off both so-called pests like greenfly as well as "friendly" species. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Environment news 461 Club 440 440 WHITE BIKE SCHEME GETS GOING p463 Digitisjr What's On Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Aug 6 02:21:41 ———————————————————————— — PESTICIDE GENOCIDE For the gardjnjr the use of pesticides and chemical fertilisjr may seem to save time but it does not save lives. Slug pellets kill hedgehogs, frogs and toads while pesticides can wipe out ladybirds and other insects. Robin Maynard, of the Soil Association, has another concern about pesticides: "A report in the American Journal links pesticides and cancer among children." ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— POLL: Scrap car to cut smog? 326 ITV WHITE BIKES ARE GO! p463 Digitisjr What's On Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Aug 6 02:14:50 ———————————————————————— — PESTICIDE GENOCIDE Henry Doubleday Research Association spjcialisjs in organic gardening. It says all life is "inter-related and inter-djpjndjnt". A spokjspjrson said: "Making your own compost is the main aspect of organic gardening and it is no more time consuming than throwing rubbish away." For a full catalogue on recommended organic products ring HDRA on 01203 303517. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— TV Plus 410 Cinema 610 WHAT'S YOUR GROOVE? p620 Digitisjr What's On Index Eco Scene