Re: Merit related to Colony Collapse Disorder??

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I'm open minded about the link between CCD and Merit...HOWEVER  the 
references to Imidacloprid as being 'new' raises some other red flags as  this product 
has been available in the US for at least 15 years and possibly  longer.  From 
what I know of it it's not terribly persistent and thus needs  to be 
reapplied every year when used for grub control...and when it's applied at  the wrong 
time...let's say May instead of July in the East...it can be  ineffective due 
to it's short active life.  Now having said this...and  still being open 
minded, I have to add that Suffolk County has banned it's use  by homeowners....but 
not due to it's potential affect on bees but because it was  showing up in 
ground water...a problem that Long Island had more than 25 years  ago with 
aldibarb when it was used to control the Colorado potato  beetle.

So, before we start jumping out of windows...can anyone shed  more light on 
the scientific aspects of Imidaclorprid and how it might be  affecting bee 
populations?

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener

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(Published every Thursday in the Southampton Press, The Press and the  
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