According to this NYT's Op-Ed piece, pesticide concentrations are many times higher in South America and Mexico and wildlife poisonings more frequent. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/opinion/30stutchbury.html? _r=3&ref=opinion&oref=login&oref=slogin&oref=slogin imagine the impact on honeybees, although it seems nothing impacts the AHB negatively. So much for the idea that Ag Chems are killing off honeybees en masse. Where are the reports of bee losses then south of the border? or are they not being reported? **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************