Hi All,
I am merely posting this news story.
The headline reads as though the defendant has been found guilty!
Others may feel that this is a rush to judgement.
Randy Oliver

PESTICIDES: Sierra Club seeks to halt use of insecticide that harms
honeybees  (Thursday, July 31, 2008) Sara Goodman, *E&ENews PM* reporter

U.S. EPA should halt the use of an insecticide that could pose a lethal
threat to honeybees until more studies are done on potential effects, an
environmental group said today.

The Sierra Club urged the agency to issue a moratorium on nicotinyl
insecticides, or neonicotinoids, saying there is growing evidence that the
insecticide, common on genetically engineered corn, is killing off
honeybees.

"Neonicotinoids have been quantified in the nectar and the pollen of
plants," said Neil Carman with the Sierra Club. "These pesticides can not
only kill honeybees outright, but also the honeybees' ability to fight off
infections may also be compromised."

The group pointed to two major manufacturers, Bayer and Monsanto, that have
recently agreed to manufacture neonicotinic-coated genetically engineered
corn, saying this type of agreement is likely to worsen the bee problem.

The U.S commercial honeybee industry has lost a record 36 percent of its
colonies so far this year due to "colony collapse disorder," a mysterious
illness that threatens the future of beekeeping and the health of a variety
of important crops (*E&E
Daily<http://www.eenews.net/EEDaily/2008/06/27/archive/5/>
,* June 27).

Sierra Club wants more studies to determine whether neonicotinoids threaten
bee populations.

Bayer and Monsanto could not be reached for comment by press time.

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