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Cole_Robbie · September 10, 2018

I'm pretty sure all the places that sell rooted cuttings also use neonics, which are systemic and therefore would be in the cutting. I don't know if that is enough to kill bees, but it is about impossible to avoid neonics altogether. Maybe that is different in Canada, I don't know.

September 10, 2018	#115
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I'm pretty sure all the places that sell rooted cuttings also use neonics, which are systemic and therefore would be in the cutting. I don't know if that is enough to kill bees, but it is about impossible to avoid neonics altogether. Maybe that is different in Canada, I don't know.