> > > The question "fate of colony survival after exposer" doesn't seem to be > addressed. > > I thought that the answer, in his rough English, was pretty clear--the colonies didn't suffer "lethal effects." This is a pretty strong admission from an author whose abstract ended with the sentence: "Experimental results show that the environmental release of particles containing neonicotinoids can produce high exposure levels for bees, with lethal effects compatible with colony losses phenomena observed by beekeepers." -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm