From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Bee Alert | Fwd: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:13 -0500
Unconscionable acts, unbridled greed, ignorance, incompetence and
irresponsibility on the part of those responsible for CCD from these causes.
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Subject: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:44:14 -0500
From: jcummins <jcummins@UWO.CA>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU
The paper below shows that neonicotinoid insecticides seed coatings are
capable of creating colony collapse disorder. Astonishingly regulatory
agencies seem totally out of contact with reality . We appear to be
living in a fool's regulatory paradise.
Tapparo A, Marton D, Giorio C, Zanella A, Soldà L, Marzaro M, Vivan L,
Girolami V. Assessment of the environmental exposure of honeybees to
particulate matter containing neonicotinoid insecticides coming from
corn coated seeds.Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of
print] Since seed coating with neonicotinoid insecticides was introduced
in the late 1990s, European beekeepers have reported severe colony
losses in the period of corn sowing (spring). As a consequence,
seed-coating neonicotinoid insecticides that are used worldwide on corn
crops have been blamed for honey bee decline. In view of the currently
increasing crop production, and also of corn as a renewable energy
source, the correct use of these insecticides within sustainable
agriculture is a cause of concern. In this paper, a probable - but so
far underestimated - route of environmental exposure of honey bees to
and intoxication with neonicotinoid insecticides, namely the atmospheric
emission of particulate matter containing the insecticide by drilling
machines, has been quantitatively studied. Using optimized analytical
procedures, quantitative measurements of both the emitted particulate
and the consequent direct contamination of single bees approaching the
drilling machine during the foraging activity have been determined.
Experimental results show that the environmental release of particles
containing neonicotinoids can produce high exposure levels for bees,
with lethal effects compatible with colony losses phenomena observed by
beekeepers.
[permaculture] Bee Alert | Fwd: [SANET-MG] neonicotinoids and bees,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 02/03/2012