New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2012-4843
Registrant Reference Number: x
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): x
Address: x
City: x
Prov / State: x
Country: x
Postal Code: X
Environment
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: SASKATCHEWAN
PMRA Registration No. 14879 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: Lorsban
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Site: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur
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Terr. Invrtbrt-Honey Bee/Inv.Ter-Abeille
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Abnormal behavioural effects
Death
Yard C 35 out of 39 hives affected. 15% loss at affected hives. Beekeeper had visited the affected yards the night before and they were fine. The next evening the hives were surrounded by piles of dead bees, some still twitching. Total estimated number of bees lost at three yards is 1.8 million. note though that it is difficult to estimate percentage of loss at this time of year, as bee population would normally be starting seasonal decline - the sudden decline (within 24 hours) and pattern of dead - dying bees around the hive is teh indicator of an incident, as opposed to the seasonal gradual drop in population that would otherwise be expected at this time of year.) Yards B and C are located almost side by side - less than a quarter mile apart. New beeyard this year, not moved for pollination. Sprayer - producer may not have been aware the bees were there. Land where application took place was being rented - land owner knew the beeyard was there. Forgaging on canola, alfalfa, and wildflowers (weeds in ditches - around sloughs). Hives were healthy prior, no nozema, afb. Fall mite counts were low. beekeeper does spring treatments with Apivar for mite control. Topography: less than a mile to the west there was blooming canola, in between was canola that had finished blooming. The spraying was throughout the half-section of canola that had mostly completed blooming. The spraying was witnessed by others that recounted it to the beekeeper later. Spraying started - water sources - would be sloughs within 400ft of the yards. Weather on day of application was beautiful and sunny.
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