andy i have just discovered a bee alphabet
 
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> From: Andy Nachbar <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Penncap-M bee losses
> Date: 20 October 1997 16:23
>
> At 05:30 PM 10/20/97 GMT+2, you wrote:
> >Can anyone help me with any of the following questions?
> >
> >(1) Is Penncap-M still used in the USA, Europe, Australia - and on
> >what crops?
>
> Yes, about the same as in your area, can't say for sure as I don't have a
> label for the product close at hand.
>
> >(2) What are the spray conditions (pertaining to bees) for its use?
>
> Again, without the label it would be a guess but you can be sure it has
the
> normal precautions including "don't apply to blooming crops when bees are
> in the field", or some such statement.
>
> >(3) Are there still honeybee losses due to Penncap-M?
>
> Yes of course, maybe the latest being reported in Colorado.
>
> The main danger from this formulation of parathion (sp) is that the size
of
> the material when it dries is about the same as that of pollen and the
bees
> bring it in with the pollen and it kills them until that pollen is used
up.
>
> One problem we have in the USA is that there is no Federal reporting
> requirements for pesticide bee kills. There is a program to record bee
> losses but because of the fact it is not required to report them, for
> example only one bee kill was reported from pesticides for California in
> 1995, the same for Arizona like California a state that most beekeepers
> would feel very lucky if they had only one pesticide loss for each yard
per
> season.
>
> Good Luck, with any use of Penncap-M you will need all you can get.
>
> IMHO
> ttul, the OLd Drone