tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post8043714435753501234..comments2023-11-15T15:11:00.318-05:00Comments on Zandar Versus The Stupid: Thanks, O-Bee-Ma!Zandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00396826133150556766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post-17281379782211706482015-05-20T21:29:12.797-04:002015-05-20T21:29:12.797-04:00Thank God none of the NEONICS CAUSE COLONY COLLAPS...Thank God none of the NEONICS CAUSE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER!!!!!!! loons has shown up to trouble the comment section; those people are harder to get rid of than bedbugs. I have been a member of the Xerxes Society since the beginning of time so I am overjoyed to see the President working with the good guys for the benefit of our friendly little pollinators. The first thing we need to do is to get the deadly poisons of all kinds out of the hands of the suburban idiots who can't read directions and drown their targets in ten to twenty times the recommended dose. That is a disaster for everyone. Farmers, as a matter of documented fact, make applications on a professional basis and are much friendlier to the environment. In America, at least: down in Argentina all bets are off. And the problem for Monarchs is not glyphosate (which is only a tool) but the insane Federal policy of subsidizing corn for ethanol fuel that encourages farmers to plow under every scrap of arable land they can get. Stop the subsidy and incentivize the land banks, then we will see a rebound in all sorts of wildlife.Horace Boothroyd IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post-89643128792689392492015-05-20T20:59:25.264-04:002015-05-20T20:59:25.264-04:00There has been little public discussion of the eff...There has been little public discussion of the effects of neonicotinoids on bees. These poisons have been mixed into many current products. Since they are systemic poisons, nectar-feeders get a dose. We stopped using Bayer rose food when we discovered neonicotinoids in the ingredients.tomsticklernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post-42734026052270342952015-05-20T12:30:15.500-04:002015-05-20T12:30:15.500-04:00can't wait for the Rs to start screaming about...can't wait for the Rs to start screaming about fostering a culture of governmental dependency among honey bees.mellowjohnnoreply@blogger.com