> In conclusion, our study does not support the involvement of maize treated with imidacloprid in the observed mortality-related problems that affect honey bees in Belgium.

Thanks for this one, Peter. I know a few of this men. Once, I attended a conference at Gembloux Faculty where one of them spooked about the 'nectar glands' of maize ...
Unbelievable, but very true!

> to control V.destructor along with apicultural practices highlighted during beekeeper interviews suggest the inadequacy of the methods used for mite control.

You can find bad beekeepers everywhere, but the problem is that beekeepers which can handle their bees and v.destructor are also loosing there bees...

See also: http://www.bijensterfte.nl/nl/node/218

Kind regards,

Ghislain De Roeck,
Belgium/Europe
50°45'12"N - 3°54'47"O

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