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To: jjotto
Wow! Insecticide kills insects. Who’d a thunk it? Definitely worth the $50 million research grants.

It's a bit more complicated than that.

" "This observation may suggest the impairment of honey bee neurological functions, specifically memory, cognition, or behaviour, as the results from the chronic sub-lethal neonicotinoid exposure." Earlier research showed neonicotinoid exposure can damage the renowned ability of bees to navigate home.

17 posted on 05/11/2014 7:21:04 AM PDT by Hugin
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To: Hugin

Yes. I thought this was long known but doesn’t account for all of the collapse disorder.

Makes me suspicious that the widespread incessant use of tobacco that started around World War I doesn’t have something to do (neurologically) with the collapse of Western Civilization.


19 posted on 05/11/2014 7:29:20 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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