> >What do US  researchers think of the recent call for deregulation of
> neonicitinoids by the Sierra Club in California?


I've written to the Sierra Club twice (I am a long time member) to implore
them to go slow on this.  They have not responded.



> >Would you agree that removing neonicitinoids from the list of possible CCD
> causes would help clarify the research ?
>

Well, there is certainly scant data that there is any correlation between
the neonics and CCD, and abundant data to the contrary.

I also want to thank Bill for on the ground reporting from France!  There
are plenty of factors involved with bees placed in agricultural areas, other
than exposure to neonics.  I feel that the focus on neonics has not served
the French beekeepers well.

Randy Oliver

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