Bees Are Dying, Scientists Have Found Out Why
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Bees play a very important part in our ecosystem and many plants would not exist without them. I hope we have the will, both personal and political, to actually accomplish something about this.
A potential chain of DR. BEES references in a thread about bees?! An even larger convergence of BEEEEEEEEEES ought to alleviate this mess!KOMega said:
Pesticides messing with bee immune systems? I can dig that. Honestly, I thought the situation was the result of some sort of fungal parasite infesting hives. May still be the case, I suppose.
Really? I thought the bees were dying because we sold the hives, moved them via truck to a different field, and then the bees couldn't find their way back home to the hive because everything was fucking moved on them?
I heard this like, on the news, ten years ago.
Was that report just really, really misguided, or am I just way out of date on my bee lore? It seems weird that this article didn't even mention it as a factor...
I heard this like, on the news, ten years ago.
Was that report just really, really misguided, or am I just way out of date on my bee lore? It seems weird that this article didn't even mention it as a factor...
Huh? What can we do to stop it? I thought it would be obvious... Stop using the fungicide in question, and use another that doesn't have that effect on bee's and hopefully any other side effects.
Ninja'd.AndrewC said:
Seriously though, I like honey. I don't want to have it become a rarity in the future! D:
SAVE THE BEES!
"Son, it's time to have a talk about the birds and the bees."
"What are bees?"
"A long extinct thing that used to pollinate flowers."
"What are flowers."
"A long extinct thing a man used to give his honey."
"What's a honey?"
"You know what, here's a digital copy Playboy for your iPad 30. Figure it the f**k out for yourself like I did when I was your age."
"What are bees?"
"A long extinct thing that used to pollinate flowers."
"What are flowers."
"A long extinct thing a man used to give his honey."
"What's a honey?"
"You know what, here's a digital copy Playboy for your iPad 30. Figure it the f**k out for yourself like I did when I was your age."
The biochemist that can model the interaction at the root of the susceptibility to the parasite will end up winning the Nobel prize for that year... I should see if there's a project on campus about this.
Last I heard there was also a threat with killer bees invading North America [http://news.yahoo.com/africanized-killer-bees-advance-north-u-202000829.html].
Well, it would seem one problem's cause could be another problem's solution.
Well, it would seem one problem's cause could be another problem's solution.
Problem here is that the pesticide simply makes them more vulnerable to the gut parasite, who is the prime suspect. Getting rid of the pesticide won't make the parasite go away.Dr.Awkward said:
I've been following this problem for a while now, and I have to say it scares the crap out of me.
Can't wait to see people decide that their short-term profit is more important to them than the rest of the entire fucking world and its future!
Again!
That said, this isn't quite as serious as it's being made out to be - bees aren't even native to many parts of the world they live in, and those places hardly imploded due to a lack of pollination before they were introduced - but it would still fucking suck if we wiped yet something else off the face of the planet for no good reason.
Again!
That said, this isn't quite as serious as it's being made out to be - bees aren't even native to many parts of the world they live in, and those places hardly imploded due to a lack of pollination before they were introduced - but it would still fucking suck if we wiped yet something else off the face of the planet for no good reason.
AndrewC said:
Justttt... damn it. Why didn't I think of this. Now I have to post something stupid and obvious.
Ot: I like bees. I hope they don't die. That would be bad.
As a bee caretaker i found this article intresting altrough irrelevant, as bees been dieing off in europe and we dont use the same pesticides as NA, in fact there are plenty of them banned here as hazardous.
ALso everyone is panicking about bees gonig extinct but everyone forgets that there are plenty of other animals that also collect nectar and can do the job. the enviroment wont collapse if bees dissapear. sure they do help a lot, but its not a be all end all thing.
ALso everyone is panicking about bees gonig extinct but everyone forgets that there are plenty of other animals that also collect nectar and can do the job. the enviroment wont collapse if bees dissapear. sure they do help a lot, but its not a be all end all thing.
It's not difficult, it's just the yield difference. Those chemicals don't just double the food produced, we're talking multiple times.KiKiweaky said:
The main reason why chemicals have to be used is because other farmers are using them. If everyone was on the same playing field then they wouldn't have to produce as much to make a living. Some products demand the commercialized volumn as well, and producing less would create a shortage.
But yes, I'd prefer the industry be a lot more regulated with this crap.