Bob Harrison wrote:

> Many beeks in Florida report bee kills with bees in orange
> traced back to temik use. Some growers still using as the
> first label read instead of doing as the new label requires.

Bob, Temik is a Restricted Use pesticide..."For retail sale to 
and use only by Certified Applicators or persons under 
the direct supervision of a Certified Applicator, and only for 
those uses covered by the Certified Applicator's certification." 

In California, at least, that means the grower and / or 
applicator must first obtain a Restricted Use Permit and
notify the County Ag Dept. of exactly when and how it will
be applied.  At it's option, the Ag. Dept. may come out,
unannounced, to the growers property to make sure the
product is being applied properly.

So grower and / or applicator ignorance of what the label 
says and requires is virtually impossible. And growers 
realize that violating the label of a restricted use pesticide
risks severe penalties.  Also, orange juice packers, like 
other tree nut and fruit packers, routinely monitor pesticide
levels in their  products and growers know this.  So that 
is an additional incentive for growers not to take chances 
violating the label.  For all these reasons, I have a hard 
time believing  that "some growers [are] still using as 
the first label read instead of doing as the new label 
requires."

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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