[peterloringborst]

According to the Australian Government Department Of Environment, the results of the trials of Movento showed that there was little or no crop safety effects.

Since the product was first launched in 2008 in the United States, Canada and Austria, Bayer CropScience has succeeded in gaining access to other key markets such as China, Colombia, Mexico, Tunisia, Turkey and New Zealand. Further market launches are planned this year [2009] in Argentina, Chile and the Netherlands.

Spirotetramat was recently granted regulatory approval in the UK, where it is planned to launch Movento® for use on lettuce and brassicas in 2010. Movento® is scheduled to be marketed in more than 70 countries in total.

 

[peterloringborst]

i asked that tests be done regarding impacts on beneficial insects namely short and long term impacts on honey bees

Did you take the trouble to see what testing has already been done? Did you know that it has been tested and approved in dozens of countries?

 

[peterloringborst]

In the EPA's own publication, they warn about potential harm to bees. What this means is that you should avoid placing bees near sprayed crops. Which is pretty obvious, when you think about it

> Although spirotetramat can be classified as practically non-toxic to honey bees based on acute oral and contact studies, results of brood feeding studies and tunnel tests suggest the potential for effects to broods following spirotetramat applications at rates lower than the maximum proposed label rates; significant brood effects including increased mortality in adults and pupae, massive perturbation of brood development, early brood termination, and decreased larval abundance were detected. Spirotetramat also had a wide range in magnitude of acute effects on other various non-target terrestrial arthropods.

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
(7505P) Pesticide Fact Sheet
Name of Chemical: Spirotetramat
Reason for Issuance: Conditional Registration
Date Issued: June 2008
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[peterloringborst]

See:

Movento®, Citrus and Honey Bees: Results of a successful cooperative study
Dick Rogers, Geoff Williams, Chung Lam, David Fischer, and David Hackenberg

I have a copy of this. If you want it, email is peterloringborst AT gmail DOT com