Imidacloprid not causing bee decline

[greentree]

http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/stipp_beefolo.fortune/index.htm


The link above is an article about bee decline. Doesn't look like the imidacloprid I use for Jap Beetles and HWA is the cause of the bee disorder.

 

[BonsaiJedi]

here's a link from the Canadian Honey Council that concluded the same thing:
http://www.honeycouncil.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=4971

"Based on a substantial body of research to date there is no consistent evidence that Imidacloprid poses a serious threat to honey bees and bumble bees, when used as a systemic insecticide following label directions. "