An interesting article on CCD.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine...se-disorder/nXvIA5I6IcxFRxEOc8tpFI/story.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine...se-disorder/nXvIA5I6IcxFRxEOc8tpFI/story.html
Errrr, Dr Lu was happy.to give presentations on the results and put out a press release as to the conclusions of the study before it was released.....and at the time the globe did a story based on the press release.Unfortunately, he tried to do it before the study was published since he got hold of a copy of the paper. That's a big no, no.
not true.let's stick to the facts please. I was very involved in the publication of the study, got one of the first copies and Randy did not publish his objections until the study was published.Unfortunately, he tried to do it before the study was published since he got hold of a copy of the paper. That's a big no, no.
That doesn't make his critique of the study any less relevant.They both crossed the line into Scientific Supression, and both now have clear Bayer ties.
x2randy did what most researchers don't... He actually went to the fields... Where millions of us are dealing with the "issues" every day and have great bees..... Snip...... Huge respect for randy and his work...
I hardly think product testing is a reason to doubt his credentials.First, he worked on a field test of a Monsanto transgenic agent.
If a person calls themselves a scientist, then deviates from established scientific method and publishes those studies as sound science, the scientific community has a right to "transgress" against them.he transgressed against a fellow scientist
Dave, could you specify, what is wrong in this study? If you are a scientist, you must know that empty words mean nothing. It would be valuable for all beesource members to see an expert view on this paper.... I have been involved in research for almost 40 years. The Harvard study is so poorly done that it is only a black eye for Harvard. ...
Like a "whitewasher"? I would think that name calling would be below someone like yorself.He's a BeeWasher.
Which is what? I apologize for being slow. I didn't find this term in the Beekeeping Terminology List.' It's much easier to say BeeWasher, than the rest of the definition.
This is what I am referring to. It's a question not of whether pesticides kill insects, because of course they do, but rather a question of which chemical is the least damaging to bees. I kept bees back in the heyday of foliar spraying in the 70's and 80's and experienced massive kills by sprays designed to kill any insect they contact. Yet those like me are being branded as being pro-pesticide for pointing out that it's quite possible that neonics may be safer than some of the alternatives. We can all dream of a beekeeping world where no pesticides exist but the reality is that will never happen. Beekeepers are just one part of a larger and more complex agricultural picture.Personally, being far from "bee politics" and not really knowing anybody here, I find it hard to believe that any beekeeper would be advocating use of any insecticides. There is an obvious conflict of interests there. Insecticide are by definition designed to harm/kill insects - bee keeper again by definition is supposed to care about well being of the insects in his care.
I don't believe I said anything to that effect. Especially considering the fact that I don't know any Randy Olivers. If he wants to search for facts - more power to him.Do you see Randy Oliver's search for the facts as advocating the use of pesticides?
It is irrelevant to what I said. And I believe I already stated that. Whatever I eat or not eat, however the circumstances are difficult for farmers, whether we all going to die of starvation if farmers stop using pesticides - all that is completely irrelevant to what I said. I said that a person who have financial interest in any matter will be always biased toward protecting that interest. I believe the statement is pretty straightforward and easy to understand even for a child (not calling you a child here though)Do you grow all of your own food?