Annie
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From the opening post linked article:
The EPA has based its approval of neonicotinoids on the fact that the amounts found in pollen and nectar were low enough to not be lethal to the bees -- the only metric they have to measure whether to approve a pesticide or not. But studies have shown that at low doses, the neonicotinoids have sublethal effects that impair bees' learning and memory. The USDA's chief researcher, Jeff Pettis, told me in 2008 that pesticides were definitely "on the list" as a primary stressor that could make bees more vulnerable to other factors, like pests and bacteria.
"effects that impair bees' learning and memory."
Umm lets eat some honey with that pesticide in it or just in our food that was sprayed with it?
Or pay more for 'organic.' Pray they aren't lying.
Perhaps or not the pesticides are harmful to bees. Perhaps in wrong amounts they are. Perhaps only on certain days, when the rains fail to fall as predicted? In any case, what's perhaps harmful to the bees, may or may not be to humans.