>>If not neonics, what then?  A number of large commercial beekeepers feel that the use of systemic seed treatment has greatly reduced pesticide poisoning of their bees.

I was interested in how big a problem the Colorado potato beetle was for organic farmers and found this surprising study published in Nature:

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100630/full/news.2010.324.html

Seems there is a better way that's definitely more bee-friendly.

Waldemar


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