>
> >I suspect your notion of neonics being THE exception would be subject to
> question.  I know for certain most of these ag chemical are applied when
> diluted in water and certainly some may require a surfactant.


Contact insecticides must be lipophilic (meaning that they would not be
water soluble) in order for them to stick to and penetrate the insects'
cuticle. Emulsifiers are added to water to put them into suspension.

>
> >Beyond nectar and pollen you seem to have forgotten the biological need
> for water...
>

Hard to forget water--try it sometime.  Did you look at the map in the
paper?

BTW, Ghislain did give a working link to the paper in his original
post--one just needs to look carefully for it.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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