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Re: site for new trends in gardening?

Hi Duane,
 
I'm not sure I understand this, Dan. Just about every insecticide I've ever heard of kills bees. Bees are insects, after all.  Is the Canadian Honey Council suggesting banning all insecticides that kill bees? Or is there something special about Merit.
 
My understanding is that Bayer is saying that the residue levels of imadacloprid in pollen is below a toxicity threshold and should not be harmful to bees. The honey folk contend that the threshold level is set too high and that bees are being killed. Both sides have impressive documentation from equally respected scientific bodies backing them up.
I would suspect that they (CHC) would like, minimally, to have applications of this product banned during the blossom period of the particular crop. This would be similar to spraying restrictions during apple blossom time in Ontario.
If you want the citations for those studies, contact me off line.
 
Hi Andrew
 
Bayer has made an attempt to broadly register Merit in the U.S. under different trade names but as a result of the need to get it registered in each state it's made it a bit more difficult for Bayer to roll the product out.  It's my understanding that this has not be the same situation in Canada and Europe.
 
In Canada, the federal government licences pesticides for use within the country, i.e. the product may be used for the purpose for which it is licensed. After that, each province and territory develops its own set of rules as to how it can be applied, who can apply it (specially trained applicators, homeowners etc), when it can be applied, etc. They also have the right to ban the use of that pesticide. Further, after a Supreme Court ruling, each municipality may have a say about pesticide use within their jurisdiction. Many have begun to officially promote IPM and to ban cosmetic use of pesticides. It makes things very interesting at times.
Dan
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