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Re: Honey bees, neonicotinoids, and bee incident reports: the Canadia...
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Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:51:25 -0400
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> I guess the millions of dollars lawsuit (won by beekeepers in court) over planter dust was much to do about nothing .(Germany)

Nobody has downplayed the harm that planter dust has caused beekeepers in Europe and probably Ontario. The collateral damage is unacceptable. 

But the drumbeat is to ban all neonics, and the drummers look for any example of harm to justify it. They turn away from any example that contradicts their message.

Pete

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