> >I got to the 30-minute mark, so far, and am quite shocked at what was
> reported in regard to using imidacloprid as a sytemic on some trees.
>

Ditto here!  I've heard reports that the highly-trained applicators hired to
inject the trees are sometimes less than meticulous, and shortcut the
prescribed application methods, thus resulting in high doses in the nectar.


The point about possibly hurting hummingbirds should get some attention.
I'm curious as to whether the normal repellency of IMD to bees at high
concentrations would keep them from taking the contaminated (that word
again) nectar.

Randy Oliver

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