Conclusion (from EFSA-FERA report) :

"Currently there is no clear evidence from field based studies that
exposure of colonies to pesticides results in increased susceptibility to
disease or that there is a link between colony loss due to disease and
pesticide residues in monitoring studies."

P. David Quesada
Honey Bee Pathology Lab
Extremadura; Spain

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