>Clothianidin seems to have such severe product defects in its use as a
corn seed coating

Jim and Bob have helped to define what I see as the actual issues with
clothianidin seed treatment.

1.  They appear to be reduced risk insecticides under ideal application.
2.  The amounts of residues in nectar and pollen generally are low enough
to not cause apparent adverse effects to bees and other pollinators.
3.  Unfortunately, they are universally overused as prophylactic seed
treatments, which is contrary to good pesticide resistance management and
integrated pest management principles.
4.  In the specific case of corn seeding, there is often an unacceptable
level of pesticide drift in the planting dust, and some unfortunate
beekeepers suffer unacceptable and uncompensated losses.  The problem was
observed in 2008 in Germany, but is still not resolved to date--IMHO, that
is too long.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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