<div dir="ltr">Actually pesticide exposure is about the same for both high loss and low loss groups and as several published source have pointed out, the exposure is below the no-effect level in most cases. Any correlation between bee losses and agricultural intensity is due to the well known correlation between beekeeping and farming. In line with earlier reports such as the one by Mullin et al that surveyed pesticide exposure, the residues are detectable but the levels are not high enough to cause harm. Also speculation about mixture effects has not been substantiated. This is in line with the Australian government review, the United Nations review, the COLOSS review, and the reviews by Blaquiere and Fairbrother et al. There are other reviews but they have not structured their assessment on an exposure versus hazard model.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Krusac, Dennis -FS <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dkrusac@fs.fed.us" target="_blank">dkrusac@fs.fed.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Pollinator [mailto:<a href="mailto:pollinator-bounces%2Bdkrusac" target="_blank">pollinator-bounces+dkrusac</a>=<a href="mailto:fs.fed.us@lists.sonic.net" target="_blank">fs.fed.us@lists.sonic.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Purdy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 25, 2014 12:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Clement Kent<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pollinator] CropLife Canada and bees<u></u><u></u></div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It may also be useful to note that there are beekeepers with high losses and beekeepers with low losses. this is inconsistent with the idea that pesticides are the whole story. As bee diseases are known to be be a major reason for this,
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<p class="MsoNormal">As one beekeeper in Quebec said. "I want to be a beekeeper that is successful in todays agricultural environment" Many beekeepers are.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Clement Kent <<a href="mailto:clementfkent@gmail.com" target="_blank">clementfkent@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The last Pollinator Digest (v 1382, issue 1) had a note from CropLife Canada pointing readers to their "Beepocalypse? No" literature. Some readers may not know CropLife Canada - it is a trade organization supported
by the largest manufacturers of pesticides including Bayer, Dow, DuPont, Monsanto, and Syngenta. In the past, they sought to bring suit in the Supreme Court of Canada against the City of Toronto for introducing a "no cosmetic use of pesticides" bylaw. The
Canadian Environmental Law Association intervened and the bylaw was sustained and has been widely copied in Canadian municipalities.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">At present, according to the Sierra Club Foundation of Canada, "CropLife is in the midst of a major lobbying and public relations campaign to prevent Canada from adopting a ban on bee killing neonicotinoid
pesticides" and has recently installed a just-retired Member of Parliament from the ruling Conservative Party on its Board of Directors. Sierra Club says "We are advised that this could constitute a conflict of interest" under a federal act and have asked
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">This is useful background on CropLife Canada for pollination advocates to understand. The substantive claim on their web page is limited to the statement that the number of beehives in various jurisdictions
is not in decline. What they do NOT mention is the loss rate of beehives, which has been much higher in recent years than the past in the same jurisdictions. Up to a point, beekeepers can replace lost hives, but this increases costs and has made many beekeepers
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">So, while the number of beehives does not yet indicate "Beepocalypse", loss rates are making it difficult for many beekeepers to stay in business. This is a warning sign we must heed.<u></u><u></u></p>
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