On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, wilks wrote:

I've just bought some vine weevil killer, the sort that gets watered
onto the soil of pots. It says on the packet "harmful to bees, keep
away from bees".

I presume you are talking about Bio Provado. If yes, then their answer
is in the following URL (pg 3).

http://www.pbi.co.uk/tradeonly/resou...ovado12_99.pdf

This brings us nicely to

http://www.ento.vt.edu/Fruitfiles/HotPeach.html

Why is it allowed on fruit there and not in the UK? And is it allowed
to import fruit and veg treated with imidacloprid in the UK?

Kostas (most organic products in the UK supermarkets are from the US;
makes me wonder if they are a waste of money and time)