...in reading this (and please correct me if i'm wrong), it does not say that it degrades in contact with water....what it says is that it degrades in _ground water_...which is not water, but wet soil/sand/loam (the document is very specific about this). in water, the document claims that fluvalinate is subject to photodegradation when it is in water...meaning that water does not break it down, but in the presence of water, photons (light or other em frequencies) break it down. it is not specific as to what wavelenghts cause this...it is certainly within the realm of possibility that it is only uv light (that is blocked by a glass jar) that causes this photodegradation. if this does break down in in the jar due to sunlight, one of the resulting substances is 3-phenoxy benzoic acid...not much data as to the saftey of eating this on your toast. the document also cites the "sorption to sediment, suspended particles and plants"...in the case of honey (if it were water), you are eating any suspended particles that fluvalinate has been bonded to. THIS DOCUEMNT SPECIFICALLY SAYS: "Fluvalinate is stable to hydrolysis under normal environmental temperatures and pH"...which means that water does not break down fluvalinate. to be precise: "fluvalinate does not break down in contact with water, it breaks down in water when exposed to some wavelenghs of em, and it binds to sediment and suspended particles" also, honey is not water, and it would be a mistake to assume that fluvalinate would act the same way in a hydroscopic liquid (honey) as it does in water. just because a goldfish thrives in water does not mean it thrives in honey. deknow >> What makes you think that the chemical then degrades in contact with >> water ? >> > http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/fluvalin.htm ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************