Author Archives: Tom Theobald

AAPCO is the American Association of Pesticide Control Officers, mainly state personnel charged with overseeing pesticide laws. This is what they are getting from Tom Moriarty, leader of the EPA’s “Bee Team.” At the March 14 AAPCO meeting, Moriarty reiterated … Continue reading →

Jeff Pettis has been cast in the impossible role of defending the indefensible. Two of the factors used to excuse away the effect of pesticides – monoculture and habitat destruction – are not a problem here in Boulder County. We still … Continue reading →

Industry groups are fighting regulation by fomenting scientific uncertainty. DOUBT Is Their Product. Uncertainty is an inherent problem of science, but manu- factured uncertainty is another matter entirely. Over the past three decades, industry groups have frequently become involved in … Continue reading →

This paper, Widespread Immune Deficiency Disease in Wildlife: a hypothesis, came to me from Rosemary Mason, a retired Doctor in Wales who has been active in the efforts to rein in the neonics. It is long, but filled with good … Continue reading →

This essay, Honey Bee Die-Off Threatens Global Food Chain, was sent to me by Kim Flottum, who received it from Malcolm Sanford. It is very close to what many have been saying in the U.S., UK and elsewhere. .