Bob Harrison wrote:

>It is my opinion that the widespread use of the neonicotinoids on yards,
>fruit trees , golf courses and in agriculture is weakening the immune
>systems of our bees. 

David Mendes, vice president of the American Beekeeping Federation, said
that his own hives were found to contain higher-than-expected levels of the
insecticides imidacloprid and aldicarb. 

"Beekeepers understand that something is making our bees sick, but in order
to be taken seriously by regulatory officials who control the use of
agricultural products, we need data to back up our opinions" he said.

Though beekeepers are worried about pesticides, data collected so far by the
USDA does not link these chemicals with colony collapse disorder, testified
Edward Knipling, administrator of the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

FROM: Capital Press http://capitalpress.com/
Capital Press is an independent farm and ranch newspaper

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