>
> >New information has come out about how LOW DOSE  neonicotoinoids effect
> insect grooming behaviour, which then results in death of the insect.  Bayer
> actually advertises this in their own product literature for their biggest
> selling neonicotinoid, imidacloprid (of course, all neonics are systemic and
> affect the nervous system of the insect).

Hardly new info--has been published for years.  The grooming behavior is
against fungus spores specific for termites, and does not appear to be
analogous to any pathogens of bees.

Also, "systemic" refers to the insecticide going systemic in the plants, not
in the bees.


Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
ScientificBeekeeping.com

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