I would like to take them to court, to sue them and prevent them from spreading poison chemicals on my property, to prevent further ecological harm to our region, and to prevent them from causing further reckless damage to my property and others.
Let me ask again: does anyone know if beekeepers have ever successfully sued for damages caused by pesticides??
a land possessor with actual knowledge or notice of foraging honey bees on the property comes under a duty of reasonable care in the application of pesticides;
sweet and nicei am fairly certain that those two words have never been uttered in reference to anything about me :-)
He thinks that the best long-term approach would be to lobby the legislature to only let dangerous pesticides into the hands of licensed operators
once again i must thank you dane for pointing our my (our) errors. what were we thinking, expressing our opinions?
He thinks that the best long-term approach would be to lobby the legislature to only let dangerous pesticides into the hands of licensed operators.
What do you all think of that??
So - does this 'residual pesticide' theory make sense?
By far the most potentially damaging pesticides for honey bees are those packaged in tiny capsules (microencapsulated). Microencapsulated methyl parathion (PennCap M®), for example, is a liquid formulation containing capsules approximately the size of pollen grains which contain the active ingredient. When bees are out in the field, these capsules can become attached electrostatically to the pollen-collecting hairs of the insects, and at times are collected by design. When stored in pollen, the slow-release feature of the capsules allows the methyl parathion to be a potential killer for several months. At the present time, there is no way to detect whether bees are indeed poisoned by micro-encapsulated methyl parathion, so a beekeeper potentially could lose replacement bees for those already poisoned by the pesticide.
Mosquito control poisons apparently are not residual, and they dissapate quickly.
So - does this 'residual pesticide' theory make sense?
In Sacramento County, authorities said Monday that West Nile had reached an epidemic rate there and had to be combatted with a mass aerial-spraying campaign – often considered a last resort. More than 55,000 acres of urban neighborhoods north of the American River were scheduled to be sprayed.
So - does this 'residual pesticide' theory make sense?
Yes indeed. Check it out ~> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees
e.g.QuoteBy far the most potentially damaging pesticides for honey bees are those packaged in tiny capsules (microencapsulated). Microencapsulated methyl parathion (PennCap M®), for example, is a liquid formulation containing capsules approximately the size of pollen grains which contain the active ingredient. When bees are out in the field, these capsules can become attached electrostatically to the pollen-collecting hairs of the insects, and at times are collected by design. When stored in pollen, the slow-release feature of the capsules allows the methyl parathion to be a potential killer for several months. At the present time, there is no way to detect whether bees are indeed poisoned by micro-encapsulated methyl parathion, so a beekeeper potentially could lose replacement bees for those already poisoned by the pesticide.
Will the combs still be toxic next spring when I introduce a new package??