> In the interest of balance, I would also like to add that some of the most
> successful migratory beekeepers in the U.S., who are massively exposed to
> imidacloprid, feel that the pesticide is the best thing that has happened
> for beekeepers in years, as it replaced more harmful pesticides--their
> stated opinions.

Maybe if I live long enough I will meet one of those beekeepers. So far none 
have stepped forward so I can explain the error of their ways. I fought
Penncap M for two decades but would take Penncap M. over a systemic 
pesticide
which accumulates in soil and builds up and is found in the pollen and 
nectar
the bees feed on ( and honey & pollen we eat!)

bob

Ps. "The Vanishing Bees" documentary opens in the U.S. on August 21 st. or
"National Honey Bee Awareness Day"!

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