[Pollinator] some facts you may wish to share with others interested in neonics and pollinators

[Clement Kent]

People not living in Ontario, Canada may not know that the provincial
government has proposed banning neonicotinoid-treated corn and soy seed.
Coincident with a period of public comment on the proposed ban, full page
ads purporting to be from farmers groups but paid for by agro-chem
companies appeared in most Ontario newspapers. The ads claimed everything
was fine for bees in Ontario and that there was no proof of harm to
pollinators by neonics.

I was one of a number of people who tried to correct the record. Attached
to this message is a summary I did of the timeline of neonic introduction
and honey bee colony and honey production losses. I also analyzed some
studies paid for by Bayer which claimed no harm to bees from neonics. The
Ontario Beekeepers Association (OBA) has published this summary to their
members, and I offer it to any other group wishing to pass it along to
members or the public. If you use the article as-is, no permission is
required to republish; if you want to shorten it let me see the edited copy
before publishing, please.

 Clement Kent
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