Listen yourself and make up your own mind
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Originally Posted by
gavin
Yet another country apparently facing bee poisoning from contamination at maize seed sowing time. How come the problems in Europe and more recently in the US *don't* induce the regulators and the companies to act before this happens?
It is inconceiveable that the companies involved didn't know about the earlier problems in Europe. From the testimony given it is plain that the Canadian farmers are still using air seeders that blow their exhaust skywards rather than down onto or into the soil as is required in Europe.
I can only recommend that everybody listen to this recording himself as Gavin is not giving you the full picture there. :(
These beekeepers are very clear about what's happening, this is not only about planter dust but also about colonies killed by the systemic action of these pesticides.
There are plenty of problems from neonics here in the UK too, but the authorities and dominant Beekeeping Associations are remarkably quiet about this.
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UK colony losses increased
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Originally Posted by
Jon
Such as....
Don't forget to provide some evidence.
Last year the BBKA published an average national winter loss of 13.6 colonies with the following comments:
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This is the fourth consecutive year when BBKA members have reported unacceptably high colony losses which is especially puzzling when the weather should have been in the bees favour, but it does show how fragile the health of honey bees is.
Periods of poor nutrition within the active season from February to October remain a likely cause of weakness in adult bees that could cause them to succumb to diseases they would otherwise shrug off.
http://www.bbka.org.uk/files/library...1308824156.pdf
The World At One reported today that average colony losses have risen to 16.2 % over the last winter.
Report here:
http://www.bbka.org.uk/files/library...1339663845.pdf
No problem then?
The fact that bees succumb to diseases they would otherwise shrug off is a clear hint at sublethal neonicotinoid poisoning, these products are working exactly as intended by Bayer: 'Premise Plus Nature' causes diminishing grooming behaviour, colonies (of termites) succumb to secondary infections.