Regulatory Reviews Show
Slim Risk To Bees From
Neonicotinoid Insecticides
January 6th, 2016
Manitoba Co-Operator
Selected And Adapted Excerpts
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Imidacloprid In Foliar And Seed Treatments
According to a NEW EARLY-STAGE RISK ASSESSMENT of a Neonicotinoid Insecticide, IMIDACLOPRID, from Canadian and U.S. Regulatory Agencies ―
Label Directions And Rules For FOLIAR AND SEED
TREATMENTS Of IMIDACLOPRID Should Either PREVENT
OR LIMIT THE RISKS To Honeybees And Other Pollinators.
On January 5th, 2015, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) released their PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS, both of which show SOME SITUATIONS WHERE IMIDACLOPRID POSES RISK TO POLLINATORS.
IMIDACLOPRID is marketed in Canada in SEED TREATMENTS ― such as Bayer’s Admire, Gaucho, and Stress Shield, and Adama’s Alias and Sombrero ― and in other insecticides such as Bayer’s Concept and Cheminova’s Grapple.
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) ―
NO POTENTIAL RISK To Bees Was
Indicated For SEED TREATMENT Use.
This was PMRA’s PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, which will be released in its full version with appendices on January 18th, 2016, for a 60-day public comment period.
After this date, PMRA says « additional data is expected » in 2016 on IMIDACLOPRID’s effects on pollinators, which will be available well ahead of PMRA’s FINAL POLLINATOR RISK ASSESSMENT, due out sometime in December 2016.
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Imidacloprid In Seed Treatments
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) ―
Residue Levels In Crop Pollen And Nectar From
Imidacloprid SEED TREATMENTS Are « Typically
BELOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO POSE A RISK To Bees
At Both The Individual Bee And Colony Levels ».
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Imidacloprid In Fugitive Dust Caused By The Use Of Seed Treatments
Exposure via FUGITIVE DUST kicked up during PLANTING OF TREATED SEED was also considered by PMRA, which noted that NEW RISK-REDUCTION RULES WERE PUT IN PLACE IN 2014 for planting of corn and soybean seed treated with Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) ―
[ FUGITIVE ] DUST generation is related to multiple factors including the planting equipment and seed types, and, at this time, planting of other seed types in Canada is NOT ASSOCIATED WITH [ FUGITIVE ] DUST GENERATION OR HARM TO POLLINATORS.
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Applications Of Imidacloprid On Turfgrass
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) ―
IMIDACLOPRID’s Current Label « ADEQUATELY
MINIMIZES RISK For Use On TURF ».
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Imidacloprid In Soil Treatments
For some SOIL TREATMENTS, PMRA said a « potential risk to bees was identified » with IMIDACLOPRID, noting higher application rates and timing closer to blooming « appears to result in higher residue levels ».
Also, crops grown in coarser soils « tended to have higher residues than those grown in medium or fine soils ».
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) ―
NO POTENTIAL RISK FROM SOIL TREATMENT
APPLICATIONS WAS IDENTIFIED For Crops
Such As Melon, Pumpkin, And Blueberry
« MINIMAL RISK Is Expected For Bee-
Attractive Crops In Other Registered Crop
Groups » Such As Legumes And Herbs.
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) ―
« POTENTIAL RISK Was Identified ( In SOIL
TREATMENTS ) For Tomato And Strawberry
With Certain Application Rates And Soil Types ».
Overall, PMRA said, field studies for SOIL TREATMENT APPLICATIONS, expected to be done in 2016, « will help further inform the POLLINATOR RISK ASSESSMENT ».
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Foliar Applications Of Imidacloprid During Bloom
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) also said that the POTENTAL RISK OF FOLIAR APPLICATIONS of IMIDACLOPRID « varies with application timing », but the agency noted that CURRENT LABEL RESTRICTIONS HELP CUT DOWN THAT RISK.
Specifically, PMRA said ―
FOLIAR APPLICATIONS [ Of IMIDACLOPRID ] Made
During Bloom « Are Expected To POSE A RISK To Bees »
[ Just Like All Other Insecticides ], But Those Products’
Current Labels « PROHIBIT Or REDUCE Application
During Bloom For Most Bee-Attractive Crops ».
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Foliar Applications Of Imidacloprid During Pre-Bloom
Residue information for PRE-BLOOM FOLIAR APPLICATIONS was only available on crops not grown in Canada, PMRA said, but also noted PRE-BLOOM FOLIAR APPLICATIONS are already PROHIBITED for some uses, such as in orchard crops that are « highly attractive » to bees.
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Foliar Applications Of Imidacloprid During Post-Bloom
POST-BLOOM FOLIAR APPLICATIONS to farm crops harvested at the end of the season « are not expected to pose a risk to bees, as pollen and nectar are no longer available for forage ».
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Applications Of Imidacloprid On Citrus And Cotton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) and California’s Department of Insecticide Regulation, in a joint preliminary study, found IMIDACLOPRID …
« POTENTIALLY POSES RISK To Hives When
The Insecticide Comes In Contact With
Certain Crops That Attract Pollinators ».
The EPA data show ―
Citrus And Cotton « May Have Residues Of The Insecticide
In Pollen And Nectar ABOVE THE THRESHOLD LEVEL »
OF 25 PARTS PER BILLION, Above Which Effects
On Pollinator Hives Were Likely To Be Seen.
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Applications Of Imidacloprid On Corn And Leafy Vegetables
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) ―
Other Crops, Such As Corn And Leafy Vegetables
« Either DO NOT Produce Nectar Or Have
Residues BELOW The EPA-Identified Level ».
Like PMRA, the U.S. EPA noted « additional data is being generated on these and other crops to help EPA evaluate whether IMIDACLOPRID poses a risk to hives ».
The U.S. EPA’s ASSESSMENT also now goes to a 60-day public comment period.
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Risk From Applications Of Clothianidin And Thiamethoxam
In 2016, both Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) plan to run similar RISK ASSESSMENTS on other Neonicotinoid Insecticides, CLOTHIANIDIN and THIAMETHOXAM.
The two agencies’ PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTS for these active ingredients are due out in December 2016, with FINAL RISK ASSESSMENTS to follow in December 2017.
( The U.S. EPA will also assess another Neonicotinoid Insecticide, DINOTEFURAN, in the same time frame. )
In 2015, U.S. EPA PROPOSED TO PROHIBIT the use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides, and other insecticides considered toxic to bees, WHEN CROPS ARE IN BLOOM AND BEES ARE UNDER CONTRACT FOR POLLINATION SERVICES.
The U.S. EPA has also TEMPORARILY HALTED APPROVALS for new outdoor uses of Neonicotinoid Insecticide until its POLLINATOR RISK ASSESSMENTS are complete.
In Canada, where use of Neonicotinoid Insecticide SEED TREATMENTS in corn and soybeans is now RESTRICTED in Ontario, and new limits are planned in Quebec, IMIDACLOPRID has « very little reported use » on corn or soybean seed.
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Regulatory Reviews Show Slim Risk To Bees From Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Value Assessment Of Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Use of the two other Neonicotinoid Insecticides, THIAMETHOXAM and CLOTHIANIDIN, has been wide-spread on corn and soybean seed in Canada.
According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency ( PMRA ), in 2013, « virtually all » field corn planted in Canada had been treated with one of the two, and over half of Canada’s soybean seed that year was treated with THIAMETHOXAM.
PMRA’s related PRELIMINARY VALUE ASSESSMENT for corn seed treatment, released on January 5th, 2016, suggests a NATIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR THE CORN INDUSTRY of about 74.2 to 83.3 million dollars, or about 3.2 to 3.6 per cent of the national farm gate value for corn, in 2013.
Neonicotinoid Insecticide SEED TREATMENTS on soybeans yielded an estimated ECONOMIC BENEFIT of about 1.5 to 2.1 per cent of the crop’s national farm gate value for 2013, or about 37.3 to 51.0 million dollars, the PMRA said.
In both corn and soybeans, PMRA said, those ECONOMIC BENEFITS appeared to accrue mostly in Ontario and Manitoba.
In Quebec, for both corn and soybeans, growers’ expenses on treated seeds were « estimated to exceed the yield returns ».
PMRA’s PRELIMINARY VALUE ASSESSMENT is also now up for a 60-day public comment period.
The PMRA said it’s now « seeking additional information to finalize the VALUE ASSESSMENT for both the corn and soybean SEED TREATMENTS’ uses ».
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Background Information
The Bee-Keeper Industry ― Here Are The Facts That Are Known
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers KNOW ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are the LEAST CREDIBLE and the LEAST QUALIFIED to provide any advice concerning Neonicotinoid Insecticides, and therefore, CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are HARMING bees, and NOT Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are WRONG about Neonicotinoid Insecticides since the weight of the scientific evidence clearly shows that they CAUSE NO HARM TO BEES.
√ FACT ― Bee Colony Collapse Disorder is the FAULT of Bee-Keepers and their MIS-MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers fail to admit that there are only A VERY LIMITED NUMBER of reported losses, LESS THAN 1 PER CENT, that are actually caused by Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers avoid admitting that agricultural FUGITIVE DUST may be ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL POSSIBLE ROUTES OF BEE EXPOSURE to pest control products.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING, leading some observers to conclude that Bee-Keepers may NOT BE COMPETENT TO RAISE BEES.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers all over North America are LYING and CHEATING by using ILLEGAL and UNREGISTERED pest control products, like AMITRAZ, which is also A POTENTIAL HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers know full well that VARROA MITES are the primary problem associated with bee mortality, and NOT Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers appear to be UNABLE or UNWILLING to get their major pest problems under control, such as VARROA MITES, leading observers to conclude that Bee-Keepers may NOT BE COMPETENT to handle their businesses, and may be WHOLLY UNSUITED to be raising bees.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― Ontario Bee-Keepers say STARVATION is the BIGGEST SINGLE CAUSE of winter losses and NOT Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
√ FACT ― One of the BIGGEST KILLERS of honeybees ― Bee-Keepers LOSE MILLIONS because of THE CARNAGE OF TRUCK ACCIDENTS, WITH UP TO 20 MILLION HONEYBEES HAVING DIED IN A SINGLE EVENT, and may be WHOLLY UNSUITED to be transporting bees.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are blaming insecticides as a PLOY TO DISTRACT the public and Government Officials from the REAL PROBLEMS OF BEE-KEEPERS, such as BOTULISM, a paralytic illness that CAN BE FATAL and CAN KILL INFANTS.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are CONTINUOUSLY STEALING from other Bee-Keepers, and have essentially been described as a mere bunch of THIEVING RUSTLERS.
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/08/29/bee-keepers-stealing-from-each-other-modern-farmer/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are conveniently overlooking the fact that coated seed used by the Agriculture Industry renders insecticides INACCESSIBLE and HARMLESS and REDUCED RISK to bees.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers are ILLEGALLY USING PRODUCTS LIKE AMITRAZ which is known to cause CANCER, and is known to KILL people.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers produce THE ONLY KNOWN FOOD PRODUCT that has been proven to be LINKED TO INFANT BOTULISM AND DEATH.
√ FACT ― Bee-Keeper Trade Associations too often operate as mere PROPAGANDA SHIELD organizations for Sierra Club ― AN ALLIANCE WITH A MINDLESS ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/ontario-bee-keepers-association/
√ FACT ― Bee-Keepers use ILLEGAL, UNREGISTERED, DEADLY, and CANCER-CAUSING products, like AMITRAZ, and thus, Bee-Keepers are producing potentially DANGEROUS HONEY.
https://pesticidetruths.com/toc/bee-colony-collapse-disorder/
√ FACT ― If Bee-Keepers are CAPABLE OF LYING AND CHEATING AND STEALING AS BEE RUSTLERS, then they are also capable of LYING AND CHEATING with their public statements against insecticides.
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/08/29/bee-keepers-stealing-from-each-other-modern-farmer/
√ FACT ― Neonicotinoid Insecticides are NOT killing bees, but the Bee-Keepers themselves ARE KILLING THEIR OWN BEES with the so-called Bee-Keeper Pitchfork Rebellion.
https://pesticidetruths.com/2013/10/17/28297/
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