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The following text was added by an anonymous contributor on the main article page. Since this is commentary about the current state of the article, it belongs on the Talk page. Rossami (talk) 22:28, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Temik is a very dangerous organphosphorous and should not be put under the list as a low toxicity pesticide .People may get the wrong impression that this is a safe chemical to use. This list needs to be compiled very carefully as most pesticides have all sorts poisonous effects to humans and wildlife. There are still many dangers from the use of these chemicals which are still unknown especially the long term effects in humans and the environment.
Temik� (aldicarb), although highly toxic to bees as a contact poison, is used only in granular form, and extensive field usage has not caused bee losses. source:- North Dakota State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/pests/e494w.htm

Merge?

This article would be well suited for merging into Bees and toxic chemicals since they are both regarding the same specific topic, and share information. Any objections? Apothecia (talk) 19:41, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to make sense to me. Smartse (talk) 23:45, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't they just ban all pesticides everywhere?

Why doesn't everyone just stop using all pesticides? I don't want any pesticides anywhere in my food. Omvegan (talk) 08:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kill Rate.

The kill rates quoted in this article are an order of magnitude too low. A typical colony is 50000 bees and the workers live for about 40 days in the summer. Indeed the laying rate of a typical Queen bee is around 1000 per day, peaking at 1500 to 2000 in late spring, and the normal mortality rate is about the same. If it were only 100 per day the colony would grow to an unbelievable size. The source for this information is any beekeeping manual; Ted Hooper for preference. Bert Coakes. 88.108.254.7 (talk) 17:33, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 Why doesn't everyone just stop using all pesticides?   I don't want any pesticides anywhere in my food.  [[User:Omvegan|Omvegan]] ([[User talk:Omvegan|talk]]) 08:51, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
+== Kill Rate. ==
+The kill rates quoted in this article are an order of magnitude too low. A typical colony is 50000 bees and the workers live for about 40 days in the summer. Indeed the laying rate of a typical Queen bee is around 1000 per day, peaking at 1500 to 2000 in late spring, and the normal mortality rate is about the same. If it were only 100 per day the colony would grow to an unbelievable size. The source for this information is any beekeeping manual; Ted Hooper for preference.
+Bert Coakes. [[Special:Contributions/88.108.254.7|88.108.254.7]] ([[User talk:88.108.254.7|talk]]) 17:33, 5 December 2012 (UTC)