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reply to Jim Limburg about references about pesticides.  The Following may
be helpful:
 
1987.  FATE OF PESTICIDES IN THE ENFIRONMENT.  Univ. of Calif. Agric. Exp.
Station Publication 3320. (James Bigger and James Seiber as editors and
technical coordinators.
 
1988.  THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF PESTICIDES.  Univ. of Calif. Statewide
Integrated Pst Management Project.  Div. of Agric. and Natural Resources
Publication #3324.
 
On the other side of the coin, you might be interested in a book that Hilary
Dole-Klein and I wrote on how to control pests in house and garden without
the use of noxious poisons:
 
1991.  TINY GAME HUNTING: ENVIRONMENTALLY HEALTHY WAYS TO TRAP AND KILL THE
PESTS IN YOUR HOUSE AND GARDEN.  Bantam Books.
 
        Perhaps the greatest problem with trying to keep bees in populated
areas is that householders apply toxic products at a level several times
greater than that used on commercial crops (and we all know how badly bees
can be affected by commercial spraying of crops).  It is, of course,
desirable to educate the citizenry about the fact that they do not need to
use the great amount of pesticides that they currently use.
 
        I hope the above is of some use.
 
                                                Sincerely,
 
 
                                                Adrian M. Wenner
                                                Prof. of Natural History,
                                                Emeritus
 
 
> The only time I had a similar problem in Pheonix AZ was after the
> Orkin man spread insecticide on the lawn to kill fleas.  The bees became
> disoriented and a general nuisance to the mieghbors.  Is there a good review
> of the effects of pesticides on bees, honey and honey comb?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Limburg, Ph.D.
>
> >
> > HI VINCE CONSTABLE,ROCKHAMPTON,QUEENSLAND,AUSTRALIA
> > I HAVE ABOUT 100 HIVES SCATTERED ABOUT THE COUNTRY
> > BUT NONE IN POPULATED AREAS NOW.I USED TO HAVE SEVERAL
> > HIVES AROUND THE POPULATED AREAS FOR QUITE A WHILE
> > WITHOUT PROBLEMS ANT THEN A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCOURED-
> > WHY  OR WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM I DO NOT KNOW BUT
> > BEES WERE FLYING EVER WHERE ATTEMPTING TO STING
> > PEOPLE AND GENERALLY CAUSING A PROBLEM.
> > THE HIVE WAS REMOVED THAT EVENING AND AWAY IN
> > THE COUNTRY NO PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY SOME THING
> > CAUSED THE UPSET BUT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW BE
> > AWARE OP POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
> >    GOOD LUCK VINCE B CONSTABLE
> >
>