> > >We all would be money ahead if we quit paying lawyers to argue this stuff > and put that money in a fund to reimburse gross errors..... I've been suggesting this to the chem companies for years. Re Bayer withdrawing registration of imid for almonds, as I understand it was since imid had gone off patent, Bayer didn't want Chinese companies to be able to use Bayer's submitted studies to sell generic imid for use in almonds. Re the bee losses claimed in the article and by the attorney, one may wish to ask surrounding beekeepers whether they experienced the same sort of losses. Our industry is clearly not uniformly in agreement on the subject of pesticides; certain advocacy groups seek out certain beekeepers as poster children. EPA is in a tough spot. I support them in their efforts to do the best they can. -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** 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