>Interesting that organosilicone surfactants are used in many applications
of pesticides and herbicides including imidacloprid.


Apparently they do


>Records from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CADPR) from 2013 report a total use of approximately 0.3 lbs. per acre of OSS adjuvants in California almonds29. Additional CADPR data referencing a major area of almond production, Stanislaus County, indicate that Sylgard 309 applications are commonplace during the late January to March bloom period (Fig. 2a), and that statewide organosilicone-surfactant use increased just prior to the onset of Colony Collapse Disorder and the increased colony losses observed in 2006

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep40499


My question is did they do their science correctly? 

Bill Hesbach
Cheshire CT. 

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