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Subject:	Re: 400 chemicals in the hive
From:	Paul Cherubini <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:03:37 -0700
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[log in to unmask] wrote:

> in areas such as urban regions of the east coast, we found levels
> of  chemicals like benzene to EXCEED OSHA permissible levels

> Its hard to determine which chemicals may/may not affect 
> bees - the inside of the hive is a soup of chemicals of all kinds.

It is not hard to undestand that even in the most 
extreme case of urban air pollution:
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/4ALC/smog.jpg
honeybees and other social insects like termites and
argentine ants have been abundant for decades.

Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.

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