Wow the author must have drank heavily as I see several glaring pieces of speculation and 
misinformation and its just a promo piece.

http://www.amazon.com/Spring-without-Bees-Collapse-Endangered/dp/1599214326

A Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply (Hardcover)
by Michael Schacker (Author)

Book Description
A century after the birth of Rachel Carson, the world faces a new environmental disaster, from a 
chemical similar to DDT. This time the culprit appears to be IMD, or imidacloprid, a relatively new but 
widely used insecticide in the United States. Many beekeepers and researchers blame IMD for Colony 
Collapse Disorder, which has wiped out 23% of America’s beehives. Even trace amounts make bees 
unable to fly back to their hive. Since honeybees are essential to the production of most major food 
crops, their demise could spell catastrophe.
 
In a riveting, scientific/political detective story, Michael Schacker examines the evidence and offers a 
plan to save the bees. Like An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, A Spring without Bees is both a 
powerful cautionary tale and a call to action.

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