> What about when the land next to yours is sold to an addlebrain who > decides to sow treated seed? > Actually, a prominent beekeeper here in Maine has seen absolutely no effect to his bees that reside directly by seed treated fields. Nor have there been any reports of problems that were caused by neonics. There have been some who blamed them, but in every case the problem was with the observer. The fact is that the farmer is not addle brained but conscientious by using the neonics instead of any of the prior pesticides which were harmful to humans and animals as well as bees. We seem to forget that there were pesticide kills before the neonics. We also forget how harmful they were to any who came in contact with them as well as their lasting effect on the environment. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine *********************************************** 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