[Pollinator] Recent review of pesticide toxicity to bees?

[dmcaron at UDel.Edu]

There is a review of sublethal effects on Honey Bees - It was in most recent ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2007. with the title (Sublethal effects of pesticides on benefical arthropods).
There is a recent update of pesticides and honey bees from Oregon State University (A PNW joint publication).
Dewey M. Caron

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:55:38 -0400
>From: Rufus Isaacs <isaacsr at msu.edu>  
>Subject: [Pollinator] Recent review of pesticide toxicity to bees?  
>To: pollinator at lists.sonic.net
>
>   Pollinator Enthusiasts:
>
>   I am an entomology extension specialist in Michigan,
>   heading rapidly toward bloom of our blueberry crop.
>   With the CCD issue in the news, there are many
>   questions from these fruit growers who are concerned
>   how they will pollinate their crop and what they can
>   use to control their pests without risking the
>   pollinators they depend on. While some insecticides
>   have proven safety to bees (e.g. Bacillus
>   thuringiensis products), the past 10 years have seen
>   registration of many new chemical classes that fall
>   in a grey area - safe when dry, systemic but safe
>   when applied after bloom, etc. There is a
>   significant need for an unbiased review of the
>   current state of knowledge regarding lethal and
>   especially sub-lethal effects of the new insecticide
>   classes on honeybees, bumblebees, and other native
>   bees.
>
>   I'm sure such a review would identify many gaps in
>   our knowledge, and maybe such a document is already
>   published. Is there a current review, or does anyone
>   on this list know of someone working on this? If
>   not, it would be a valuable contribution to prepare
>   this information for the scientific, grower, and
>   public audiences. An updated of Johansen and Mayer's
>   1990 book would be a valuable resource.
>
>   Cheers,
>
>   Rufus Isaacs
>   Michigan State University
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Dewey M. Caron
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