http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/buzz-bees/2012/may/10/bees-are-being-killed-beekeepers-sue-epa-over-pest/

Bees are being killed: beekeepers take first step to sue EPA over pesticides



But many other informed beekeepers, academics and industry experts say
the “science” is not all that black and white clear.

“It’s not that they (neonicotinoids) are harmless,” said Randy Oliver,
a beekeeper, researcher and teacher in northern California. “The
question is when properly applied…they appear by all evidence, to be a
vast improvement over previous classes of insecticides.”

And in serious science, facts matter.

“There simply is no supporting evidence that (neonicotinoid)
application is causing harm to the bees,” Oliver said. “So people are
polarizing between black and white. And it’s not black and white.
Pesticides are all shades of gray.”

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