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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:15:07 -0800
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> >Last August a new employee at a retirement village where I maintain 7
> hives for the residents, sprayed Roundup directly on each hive including
> the entrance. He was spraying adjacent Crown Vetch. It killed the hives
> immediately and totally.


Thanks for the info Gary.  Did you file a pesticide incident report?  If
not, please do so at beekill.epa.gov

I will perform a test of straight Roundup on some nucs after almonds--if I
get the same results, we can let EPA know that there needs to be a clear
label restriction.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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