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Title: Great Britain research on neonicotinoids
Post by: Jim134 on May 13, 2016, 09:03:43 PM
New British research finds that 97% of the neonicotinoids brought back to honeybee hives in pollen could come from wildflowers ? not oilseed rape.

http://www.beeculture.com/catch-buzz-neonics-killing-bees-wildflowers/#.VzZpNVpIhje.link



           BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :smile:
Title: Re: Great Britain research on neonicotinoids
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 13, 2016, 10:19:35 PM
Jim,
That is one of the most definitive articles against neonicontoids that I have seen.
Jim
Title: Re: Great Britain research on neonicotinoids
Post by: Jim134 on May 13, 2016, 11:44:54 PM
       Jim
It sounds to me mankind shouldn't open up Pandora's Box until we  are ready to take all the consequences. It sounds like it is too late for this chemical. no I'm not saying they should use it anymore.

Something one of my Elementary School teachers told me a long time ago.

Be very careful what you ask for. Because once you get it. You may not want it.


                  BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
Title: Re: Great Britain research on neonicotinoids
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 13, 2016, 11:48:21 PM
Even if we stopped using it today, it will take years before it breaks down.
Jim
Title: Re: Great Britain research on neonicotinoids
Post by: little john on May 14, 2016, 02:45:23 AM
Quote from: sawdstmakr on May 13, 2016, 10:19:35 PM
Jim,
That is one of the most definitive articles against neonicontoids that I have seen.
Jim

It would have been better had the article given a link to the research it is referring to.
LJ

Later:
Seems the research findings were originally submitted in Sept of last year - can't source the original paper, but here's more dope on it, and an abstract:

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/33638
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015301161
Title: Re: Great Britain research on neonicotinoids
Post by: bwallace23350 on May 14, 2016, 08:08:52 AM
Thanks for this.