> It seems to me that the popularity and changes in the use of insecticides
are likely one of the factors...although it is only one.--
What I hear from beekeepers throughout the Corn Belt is that the shift to
newer insecticides has been an improvement. So although pesticides can
certainly be part of the problem, it appears that in many areas they are
less of a problem today than they used to be.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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