> The above study is often quoted but very old research. All the sources are from the nineties. (12 years old research?)

> Research long questioned for the most part by the beekeeping community.

OK, so what current research does the "beekeeping community" use to base their opinions? 

How about: "Dietary traces of neonicotinoid pesticides as a cause of population declines in honey bees: an evaluation by Hill’s epidemiological criteria" by James E. Cresswell , Nicolas Desneux, and Dennis vanEngelsdorp. Have you even looked at this?

PLB

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