>
> >Whats really sad is our "polliniator protection groups"  are going to
> continue to badger and sue the EPA to keep overstepping.


The EPA proposal to restrict certain insecticides on crops under contract
for pollination services was a political ploy by EPA intended to get
reaction from the stakeholders.  They intentionally released a proposal
that would make both beekeepers and the ag industry unhappy.

Of interest is that the beekeepers in the largest agricultural state,
California, with the most beekeeping impact, came out strongly against the
proposal.  I also pointed out flaws in it.  You can read our comments at
the EPA website.

The proposal did nothing to protect pollinators in general, nor bees on
fields not under contract for pollination services.  I push for EPA to
remove any label language that mentions managed bees, since that shifts
pollinator protection to the beekeeper, rather than the applicator.

The proposal also eliminated the use of some low residual toxicity
insecticides that can be applied at dusk, and be safe for bees the next
day--a win/win for the pollinators and the grower.

My point to EPA was that they were micromanaging business arrangements
between growers and beekeepers, rather than keeping their eye on the goal
of protecting pollinators.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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