In a message dated 12/18/00 11:00:04 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Imidacloprid as a seed treatment in the formulation "Gaucho" was recently
approved for use here in the USA on corn ( maize).  It may have been used on
a few acres here this spring but is being advertized heavily on the radio
here in MN this fall and will be much more widely planted next spring from
all indications. >>

"Double-truck," full-color ads for Gaucho are appearing in farming magazines
in the U.S. now. Double-trucks are ads that run across two pages, the
splashiest and most expensive. I know from reviewing figures provided by a
pesticide watch group in California that Imidacloprid use has been on the
increase for a few years, but it seems that an expensive new the marketing
effort is kicking into high gear in North America.