These issues have been scrutinized by appropriate agencies and level headed decisions have been made. For example:

> The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) responded to a request from Thurston County Commissioners regarding the use of neonicotinoids in urban areas by unlicensed pesticide applicators. The concern of Thurston County is the impact of over use of neonicotinoids in urban areas and the potential effect they may have on honey bees and other pollinators. 

>The WSDA has opted to not move forward with new rule making on the use of neonicotinoids at this time, primarily due to the lack of data on the urban use of these products and their impact on the pollinators; and the uncertainty about singling out any variable as the definitive cause of the decline of honey bees and native pollinators.

> Neonicotinoids clearly have a negative effect on honey bees and other insect pollinators including various important species of native bees. However, it is unclear that at field realistic levels if they have a detectable sub-lethal effect on bees. Researchers at the University of Minnesota, Washington State University, and Washington State Department of Agriculture are specifically looking at the issue of neonicotinoids in urban areas. 

Lawrence, Timothy and Walter S. Sheppard. "Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Bees."

[note: these gentlemen are bee specialists, first and foremost. It is unlikely they have been swayed by industry pressures. I would try to obtain the document, it has one of the longest lists of references I have seen yet on the subject]

http://preview.tinyurl.com/l72n9jj

http://lewiscountybeekeepers.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Neonicotinoid_Pesticides_and_Bees-Final.195203124.pdf

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