— “Clothianidin (neonicotinoid pesticide) is highly toxic to honey bees.”
- Leaked EPA Document, November 2, 2010
[ See Websites below for 101-page leaked Memo.]
— “The neonicotinoids are five to ten thousand times more toxic than DDT.”
- Tom Theobald, Owner, Niwot Honey Farm, Niwot, Colorado
— “Annual federal gov't-reported total losses are the number of empty boxes. But, in reality, every time you replace a queen, you’re replacing that beehive. So most beekeepers are looking at 80% to 120% losses.”
- Dave Hackenberg, Owner, Hackenberg Apiaries, Lewisburg, PA
![Apis Mellifera honey bee. Worker gathering pollen and nectar to take back to colony hives. Image © 2009 by Maciej Czyzewski.](https://www.earthfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ApisMelliferaHeadline121909MaciejCzyzewski.jpg)
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