Brian Ames wrote:

> If you call published papers that prove these materials 
> harm reproductive abilities of drones
> and queens ideological that is your call but for many 
> of us its the final word.

Those papers didn't claim the materials cause colony collapse.

Analogy: A grad student could expose pigeons to auto
emissions and find the emissions have statistically significant
adverse effects on the reproductive health of the pigeons.  
But, of course, public health professionals would laugh at
such a study because regardless of any adverse health effects,
pigeons thrive in downtown Los Angeles and Mexico City.

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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