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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am curious why no mention is being made of other bees
possibly affected by 'colony collapse disorder' in honeybees, or have I missed
something. On the list of suspects are certain classes of new chemistry
pesticides. Questions have been raised in several countries about imidacloprid,
for example, and there are now other related products which have both broad acre
and home garden use. Bumblebees are known to be affected, presumably other
native bees would be also. Someone must surely be monitoring these? If they are
not affected, that would narrow the list of suspects, I would
presume.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Marilyn Steiner</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Biocontrol Solutions</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Mangrove Mountain,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>NSW</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>