Bee protection is now threatening to affect crops not dependent on
> bees for pollination and has become increasingly important to the
> registration of pesticides used on cotton. Beekeepers have become
> aggressive in their demands that applications not be made during bloom
> which would severely affect cotton production

I see, so its OK to damage the beekeepers interests, but not the cotton 
growers (or any other sector of the primary producers) interests?
What about the interests of so many other interdependent ecological niches?

Perhaps a Class Action is going to be needed.

PeterD
In Western Australia, where the interests of big ag (wheat, Canola etc) 
trump those of the beeks and nature every time.

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