On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:53:33 -0500, Bob Harrison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Peter there is plenty of information from reliable researchers showing IMID
>> harms bees. The recent Penn State crab apple information quickly comes to
>> mind.

You mean this? 

> Recent data from a study at Penn State on the use of Imidacloprid on crabapple trees, 
although unpublished and not yet replicated, are extremely concerning. Two controls and 
two treated trees were used in the experiment. [yes, four trees]

There is nothing here to suggest that the imidacloprid actually harms bees. What they were 
concerned about was the fact that the pollen still contained imid the year after application. 
This could be a problem; but there is no proof that it is. 

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