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Appolosmom

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I am very concerned about my backyard birds and butterflies my neighbor has his yard sprayed with pesticides every 4 weeks I can smell it in my yard is this going to kill them even though I don't use anything on my lawn
 

Donna turner

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Are you talking about wild birds or pet birds you have outside ?
 

Appolosmom

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I am talking about the wild birds outside
 

Donna turner

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If he's doing it so often maybe there won't be so many dead bugs at once. I think that is where the danger is. I once sprayed a tree that was just full of bugs and they were falling off in hoards. To my dismay a pretty brown thrasher I had been seeing every day began scarfing them up. I couldn't run her away. I never saw her again and I think the poisoned bugs killed her. I never used pesticide like that again. I felt so bad. I think generally after it dries it doesn't harm wildlife but if they're in the spray that's different. I don't know what it may do to butterflies that drink from sprayed flowers
 
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Appolosmom

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i just think there should be laws to protect wildlife i read that songbird population is down 25% because of pestidide use it would be a very sad day if we lose our beautiful birds all to make grass which is a weed look good
 

Lady Jane

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Have you had any conversations with this neighbor?
 

Appolosmom

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he is not someone you can talk to my driveway buts up to his driveway and he wants me to park on the street instead of my own driveway which I refuse to do so he's mad at me
 

Donna turner

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Wow! He sounds like an obsessive jerk
 

Appolosmom

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he really is I just worry about the birds hate to see something happen to them all for a nice looking yard
 
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