>
> >So, Randy's test has to have
> a control as well as a box where the box is sprayed and then the bees are
> introduced. His designed experiment will result in dead bees.


Not necessarily, Bill.  Spraying bees with water will not harm them.
 Spraying bees with a high concentration of surfactant in the water will.

However, what we are talking about is a lower concentration--about a half
cup per 10 gallons of water, and a light spray.
I apologize for not filling in the details of the proposed experiment.
At the rate of 10 gallons (37,854 ml) per acre (40,000 sq ft), that works
out to a spray rate of approx 1 ml per sq ft (a very light misting).  So
for the package bee experiment, one would spray a very light misting of
diluted surfactant and Roundup onto  a single layer of bees, and then
follow their survival over the next couple of days, keeping them warm and
well fed.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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