Environmental "Protection"???

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Jacobs
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Environmental "Protection"???

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Handiwork of the current EPA--see the article at the bottom of the page.

https://guilfordbeekeepers.org/wp-conte ... e0.pdf.pdf
billhurd
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Re: Environmental "Protection"???

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Here's an alternative view, including a comment by Randy Oliver, who says "By my math, sulfoxaflor applied at even the maximum rate of active ingredient per acre should be far less toxic to bees than is [the neonicotinoid ] imidacloprid applied at its normal rate."

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2019 ... ence-says/
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Re: Environmental "Protection"???

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http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLite ... age=GetDoc

There are different formulations of this pesticide, but the label for this one does say it is highly toxic to bees. I am not a scientist and I've never played one on t.v., but it seems like expanding the use is not a good idea unless it means that I may go hungry without it.
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