Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
The number one cause of bee deaths, according to the botany lecture I attended last week, is destruction of habitat. Specifically meadows.

But decreasing that means we won't get our new roads and villas, and will have to(gasp!) take the bus more often. So I guess that's not cool. Much better to ban dangerous chemicals with scary names like dihydrogen monoxide or hydric acid.
There are many papers confirming the toxicity of neonicotinoids for honey bees. It's not banning because of a scary looking name, its banning because the science proves it's harmful. For someone that usually likes to ask if there is scientific backing for other people's opinion, you seemed to breeze right past this.