> 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 *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm