Brian Ames wrote:
>I am confused by the title of this post. 

Yeah, me too. I read Bayer's report and it came across as a well reasoned and accurate 
reflection of what is known about bee losses.

QUOTED MATERIAL:
Recent reports of the French Food Safety
Agency (AFFSA) have concluded that Gaucho® played little if any
role in the massive bee colony losses that occurred in France during
the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. These reports conclude that the
main factors causing these losses were varroa mites, pathogens
(including viruses and Nosema ceranae), nutritional deficiencies,
and beekeeper use of unapproved miticides. Bee health monitoring
studies in Germany and Canada have also indicated biological
factors, rather than pesticides, are the main factors causing colony
losses.

Bayer's "Response to National Honey Bee Advisory Board Letter on Imidacloprid
Registration Review"

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