Really  Christina?


No intention to upset you Walter.  I try, over and over, to make the point that *context matters*.  Clearly, neonics are more bee-friendly *in the right circumstances* than many other pesticides that have been used over the years.  However, the opposite extreme view...that they are just fine anytime and all the time....is flawed too.  And now, in many places, it has been shown that neonics are over-applied.   We don't need to add more poison because it was OK to use less.  And we do need to be vigilant because there are so many stressors on bees these days that many have their hands full just keeping their colonies alive.


Christina

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From: Christina Wahl
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 8:16:57 PM
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Subject: Bumblebees got their "study" and they are in danger


"...My issue with most of the studies on the neonics is they are held in isolation as if that is all bees will come in contact with."

Really?  Because many times on this list, and many times in the literature, the point has been made that context matters.  Neonics are lethal with fungicides.  Neonics are lethal over time (lowered productivity).  Neonics are lethal because they target the insect nervous system, AND HONEYBEES ARE INSECTS.

Christina


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