Just saw this on a local list-

Dr. Frank Drummond answered a query about neonic applications to roses with
> the following distressing statement..."Of MUCH greater concern to me is the
> application of neonics to hanging basket flowers. My phone has been ringing
> off the hook this
> spring from folks in maine that bought hanging baskets and having bumble
> and honey bees dieing at the baskets...this is very nasty, becuase the
> doses that would result in immediate death have to be EXTREMELY high!"
>
> Please watch for this if you purchase any hanging baskets. If possible,
> try to find out where the baskets are coming from, where the plants are
> grown, as difficult as that is in so many cases. With plants available in
> so many stores, finding where they originate is a challenge.
>

Looking into it, but know nothing more so far. Origin is from someone who
tends to react at a higher level than most.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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