At 12:00 AM 5/9/2010, andrea young wrote:
>One quick question:
>We are finding in our research on atrazine and other pesticides that 'safe'
>levels measure and rely on short term exposure, so the data can be
>misleading
>...long term or consistent low level exposure studies do show toxicity to
>animals, and is most problematic in fertility and proper fetal development.

A quick google of "atrazine honeybees" brought up no scientific 
studies. My concern about tagging it as a cause of CCD is there are 
many areas where atrazine is not used to any significant level in 
this country. Unless those are CCD-free areas... well, I'd like to 
see more studies.

It's my understanding that Atrazine has been found in the local water supply.

Rob Green
Indiana Beekeeping School  

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