On Sun, Apr 22, 2012, at 02:02 PM, Paul Hutchinson wrote:

> Some good news, quarantine and other measures have ended the ALB problem
> in
> IL and parts of NJ. An encouraging tidbit, imidacloprid a nicotine family
> pesticide that can be injected into trees and soil, has been working to
> fight the ALB in NY & MA. Oh crap, it turns out this pesticide is now
> strongly suspected to be a contributing factor in honey bee colony
> collapse
> disorder. So we need to be careful in usage but as long as we restrict it
> to
> trees that honey bees don't feed on, imidacloprid may help us end the ALB
> problem everywhere in the USA.

And those trees won't be bothered by fleas or ticks :)

Bob

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