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Re: Honey bees showed no response to dietary imidacloprid on any variable
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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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Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:00:49 -0400
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> but our findings do raise new concern about the impact of agricultural neonicotinoids on wild bumble bee populations.
> ...and the EU overreacted?  I think not!

Did you read the quote?

> In contrast, bumble bees progressively developed over time a dose-dependent reduction in feeding rate with declines of 10ā€“30% in the environmentally relevant range of up to 10 g lāˆ’1, but neither their locomotory activity nor longevity varied with diet.

Doesn't this say they actually avoided taking poison laced syrup? And that no ill effects were seen in any case? Isn't that what it says?

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