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Old 01-31-2011, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Planet Eaarth
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We all depend on the honey bee to help many crops grow but their massive hive collapse has puzzled many.

Now it has been found out what's killing our valuable honey bees !

Timeline of a Bee Massacre: EPA Still Allowing Hive-Killing Pesticide | Fast Company
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Old 01-31-2011, 09:07 PM
 
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I read that honeybee colony collapse may be attributed to dual shock of virus & fungus: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/sc...bees.html?_r=1

I'm not going to jump to conclusions & blame pesticides or herbicides just yet.
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Old 02-01-2011, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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And the problem may be at least partially attributable to clothianidin, a Bayer-branded pesticide used on corn and other crops. . . . No one can say for sure that neonicotinoids alone are causing bees to die off--many more studies have to be done.


It doesn't look to me like the cause has been found.
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