I thought this "ban the neonics" bill was dead.  Apparently not.

 

Amusingly, the latest Lu (Harvard U.) study is mentioned in the article as
if it were a basis for any action other than the examination of basic math
skills among researchers at Harvard.

 

"While neonics seem to be linked to a bee gut pathogen, called Nosema,
another pesticide class, called pyrethroids, is a larger problem, Pettis
said. He maintains that a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is the greatest
threat."

 

But will anyone listen to poor Jeff, charged with research on bee diseases,
but reduced to being a voice in the wilderness, overshadowed by Alex Lu?  

 

http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress_wants_to_save_honeybees_by_banning_som
e_pesticides-233619-1.html?zkPrintable=true

 

http://tinyurl.com/lczxc6d

 

The bill in question calls for a ban on many uses of neonics:

 

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2692/text

 

http://tinyurl.com/np7sltd

 

".[The EPA] shall suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin,
thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the nitro group of
neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such insecticide is registered,
conditionally or otherwise, under [FIFRA] ( 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
<http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/7/136>  ) for use in seed treatment,
soil application, or foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and
cereals until the [EPA] has made a determination that such insecticide will
not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators"


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