>
> >that incident does show that
> mortality from planter dust is not far fetched


Stan, I don't think that anyone is saying that mortality due to planter
dust is farfetched--it has been very well documented in Germany, when there
was a misformulation of the sticker.  This is why I'm surprised that these
recent studies are claimed by some as being anything new!

> and that what does and does not cause mortality is not a huge leap

The dust issue is much less nowadays, but still far from perfect.  However,
note that the intentionally dusted colonies in one study recovered
completely.  The other author still has not answered me.

Obvious bee mortality during planting is a very different issue than saying
that something is involved in CCD.
-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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