> Putting aside the effects of neonicotinoids on bees and bumblebees, there
> is real concern for all the other insects and songbirds as well.
>

A quick google of the "decline of insects and songbirds" yields the three
main culprits which are reduction of habitat, pesticides, and climate
change, with climate change yielding the most hits.

Which gets back to my main point, that the neonics seem to be the only
thing that is doing it.

There seems to never have been any pesticide runoff before the neonics .I
think it still amusing that Ontario, after its pesticide ban (except for
government properties and golf courses) does run-off checks in all areas
except government properties and golf courses.

However, I am going with google so without question the decline in insect
and bird populations is caused by climate change since it can do everything
and is settled science while the rest are still being disputed. I go with
settled science every time. One of those inconvenient truths.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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