I was surprised my post on this subject did not raise even one reply.

Undaunted, I have tried to get details about "testing" from Bayer and from
this State's Extension service.

The primary questions were 1) is Admire expressed in nectar; and 2) if it
is, what is the duration of toxicity of the Admire is applied via buried
drip systems; and 3) once in the soil, if sufficient rain or irrigation
water is applied to cause puddling in slow spots in a field, how long will
it be before imidacloprid is not longer present in the water?

I specifically asked whether tests had been conducted to ascertain answers
to these questions.  The silence has been deafening.

As I understand it, when Imidacloprid is used to control Varroa, we put a
sub-lethal dose (to bees) in the hive.  If the agent is available outside
the hive, it is possible to raise the dose to a level lethal to bees.

If, in view of the long discussions we've had on this subject here on
BEE-L, anyone else shares the concern, perhaps a small flood of similar
inquiries made to Bayer and to State and Federal agencies would help gain
a response.  If the concern has already been address and I missed it -
I'd like to be told the question is stupid.

Thanks.

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