Nick Wallingford wrote: > Some years ago one of our NZ bee scientists was working to find a good > 'knock down' type chemical > Only chemical I remember specifically him talking about at the time was > resmetherin, We tested it a little here in Tucson - I remember it was applied under a lid for a few seconds (from aerosol can), and the bees absolutely shot out of the entrance and were dead in a few seconds. Pretty impressive. I know nothing about the residues - since we were in test mode, the colony was bagged and disposed of as hazardous waste. - John ----------------------------------------------------------- John F. Edwards Carl Hayden Bee Research Center Tucson, Arizona 85719 http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/home/edwards/edwards.html