<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">There has been a suspected pesticide bee kill affecting 2 bee colonies in the area of Alta Vista between Galisteo St.and St. Francis.<div class="">When I called to report the issue I was unable to reach anyone probably because it’s a holiday.</div><div class="">Anyone who suspects they have a pesticide kill can report to Steve Baca at the NM Dept. of Ag</div><div class=""><div class="">Steve Baca 575-339-5026</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:sbaca@nmda.nmsu.edu" class="">sbaca@nmda.nmsu.edu</a></div><div class=""><a href="http://nmda.nmsu.edu/pesticides" class="">nmda.nmsu.edu/pesticides</a></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here’s a helpful article:</div><div class=""><a href="https://www.beverlybees.com/honey-bee-pesticide-kill/" class="">https://www.beverlybees.com/honey-bee-pesticide-kill/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Beekeepers can register their colonies at Driftwatch to help pesticide applicators manage drift effects (however it is voluntary). <a href="https://nm.driftwatch.org/map" class="">https://nm.driftwatch.org/map</a></div><div class=""><a href="http://nm.driftwatch.org/" class="">nm.driftwatch.org</a></div><div class="">or bee <a href="http://check.org" class="">check.org</a></div><div class=""><a href="http://nm.beecheck.org/signup#beekeeper" class="">nm.beecheck.org/signup#beekeeper</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We will be discussing this at the next Zoom meeting</div><div class="">Thanks, Kate</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>