Here's a development with a little something for everyone, no matter what their pre-conceived notions. Remember the spring 2015 announcement of the "addictive behavior" of bees foraging on nectar containing neonics? http://nature.com/nature/journal/v521/n7550/full/nature14414.html http://tinyurl.com/ohwnw54 It was a big deal in the press, and prompted much shrill fund-raising by the groups who raise money to raise awareness, to raise more money. http://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150423234110.htm http://tinyurl.com/nowd8mf The authors of that paper now reject their prior conclusion: http://nature.com/articles/srep15322 and are now claiming that neonics instead cause "short-term olfactory memory impairment". This is clearly the diametric contradiction of the prior claim of "addiction" to the contaminated nectar. I'm a little confused about how the "memory impairment" could exist, when before, the bees were mistaken for being addicted to what they are now claimed to be unable to remember, so I have to go back and watch "Lost Weekend" with Ray Milland again. Speaking for myself, it's been over a decade since my last cigarette. Chantix succeeded with ease where everything else failed. Try it. *********************************************** 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