As I understand it, the statement was that the newer systemic pesticides MAY have an effect on bees due to sub lethal doses. If however these pesticides are banned the industry will revert to the older chemical which DO have a lethal effect on bees. This effect might not be in the beekeepers interest. Ruary -----Original Message----- Peter Dillon said Sent: 21 May 2010 02:42 Quoting Restricting new compounds may result in a reversion to older chemistries that clearly harm bees. end quote Peter Dillon asked Please could somebody please explain the logic as presented in the above statement. , *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Access BEE-L directly at: http://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=BEE-L