Bill Truesdell wrote: > http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Pyrethroids-Synthetic.htm > Pyrethroids can also repel the insect or inhibit feeding behavior. Very true and might potentially explain the lack of robbing observed in CCD deadouts. It is a simple matter to add a bit of pyrethroid insecticde to honey, then set out a dish of it in a open field or yard and watch how all the bees, flies, yellow jackets and ants are repelled. I've done it many times, though not specifically with fluvalinate. I still think the lack of robbing is the most interesting aspect of the CCD phenomenon and I find is puzzling why university researchers apparently have not yet identified the chemical that's stopping healthy bees and scavenger insects from robbing. Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************