A Spring without Bees by Michael Schacker
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Originally Posted by
Jon
What do you mean by sudden dwindle? Over what time period?
Are there no references correlating CCD with neonicotinoid use in the US? Surely that would be more obvious given that the US is where most cases of CCD have been reported.
It would be the easiest thing in the world to demonstrate given that we know geographically where cases of CCD occur and geographically where pesticides are applied.
There is no correlation.
Sudden dwindle: over a few weeks, usually late autumn or winter.
Of course the correlation has been shown for the USA as well:
From the excellent book A Spring without bees by Michael Schacker, page 260 :
http://i49.tinypic.com/i35onp.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/Spring-without.../dp/B0058M8WSW
I recommend you get the book, it's only £ 5, so there's no excuse for not reading it.