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<DIV>Thad:</DIV>
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<DIV>I wish I could point you to a scientifically published analysis, but
unfortunately as far as I aware there are none.</DIV>
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<DIV>However as an individual who is aware of the issue, I can say on my walks
around my home area [in northern Virginia, outside of Washington], etc., I have
over the recent years seen a distinct decline in honey bees, but other
pollinators, including syrphids and other bees, not much change.</DIV>
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<DIV>Syrphids maintain their relative abundance as pollinators as their
life-history does not depend on pollen [beyond some limited evidence that
suggest egg production may be dependent on female health, etc., and there amount
of pollen females taken in, etc.]</DIV>
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<DIV>Oh, well ...</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
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<DIV>Chris Thompson</DIV>
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<DIV>from home</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tjmurdoch@gov.bm
href="mailto:tjmurdoch@gov.bm">Murdoch, Thad</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:04 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=syrphidae@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Syrphidae] reference request - impacts of pesticides on
hover flies</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Many apologies for the naïve question, but could the members
of the list please point me to key references regarding the impacts of
neonicotinoids and other pesticides on hover flies? <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I am a coral reef research scientist in Bermuda, but also a
fan of hover flies. We are debating the impacts of pesticides on our pollinator
populations here at the moment, and hover flies are a neglected component of the
discussion. (I also fear that marine arthropods are being impacted, but there is
minimal basic data on most species, let alone ecotox analysis.)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I have limited journal access, so pdf would be great
too.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Best regards - Thad<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: en-gb">Thaddeus J. T.
Murdoch, PhD<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: en-gb">Chief
Scientist<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: en-gb">BREAM: Bermuda Reef
Ecosystem Analysis and Monitoring Programme<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: en-gb">Bermuda Zoological
Society PO Box 415, Flatts, FL-BX, BERMUDA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-language: en-gb">Tel:
441.505.8424<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-fareast-language: en-gb">http://www.bermudaBREAM.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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