----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Harrison"

> Several beeks in my area sure reporting hives dwindling since the corn
> started teaseling.

If they dwindled immediately the corn started tasselling it would be
reasonable to blame an insecticide.  Though with neonicotinoid one would
expect that the pollen had to be fed to the larvae before a problem showed.
Double whammy, insecticide and poor quality pollen.

Geoff Manning

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