Hello Bil & All,
In the U.S. planter dust is in the *opinion* of most commercial beekeepers
simply trying by chemical companies to point away from their products.

There were some serious losses in almonds with bees brought in from ag areas
this year.

The pending PAN petition is partly *in beekeepers eyes* about trying to get 
the EPA to get  the huge amount
of *new* chemicals in the pipe line tested for bee problems *before* brought
to market.


bob

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