Bill Truesdell wrote:
> http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Pyrethroids-Synthetic.htm
> Pyrethroids can also repel the insect or inhibit feeding behavior.
Very true and might potentially explain the lack of robbing
observed in CCD deadouts.
It is a simple matter to add a bit of pyrethroid insecticde to honey,
then set out a dish of it in a open field or yard and watch how all the
bees, flies, yellow jackets and ants are repelled. I've done it
many times, though not specifically with fluvalinate.
I still think the lack of robbing is the most interesting aspect
of the CCD phenomenon and I find is puzzling why university
researchers apparently have not yet identified
the chemical that's stopping healthy bees and scavenger
insects from robbing.
Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.
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