No hope for honey bees

[Luddly Neddite]

Report: Honeybee Death Rate is Currently too High for Survival of the Species

A government report released last week surprisingly admits that the honeybee species are dying off at a rate too high to ‘guarantee their long term survival’.

It has been well proven that the primary factor leading to this extinction is the presence of neonicotinoid poisons, of course present in insecticides sold by and/or used by corporations such as Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dupont and their products. Image credit: Matt Romack Photography

A recent study from Harvard, published on March 27th of this year, has definitively confirmed what scientists outside the US have been saying for years: neonicotinoids are the [emphasis added] cause of colony collapse disorder(CCD). The study showed that 50% of colonies populated by bees who had been in contact with these pesticides collapsed, compared to only 1 in 6 who were not in contact with neonicotinoids.

The European Union understands that the death of honeybees is an unprecedented death for human beings and mother earth, as they have banned neonicotinoid poisons.

However, American powers refuse to believe the problem is neonicotinoid insecticides and they continue to be in use here.

These corporations with armies of lobbyists and politicians bought and paid for, like Monsanto, are playing dumb and suggesting that ‘mites’ are the cause for the death rate of honeybees, a problem so bad that it means their extinction if they continue on this path. This is dangerous anti-science rhetoric, borderline scientific denialism from the American agro-chemical establishment.
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We humans are so damn dumb.

 

[Crick]

I've never seen that term (neonicotinoid) on any insecticide I've ever used. Does that category include insecticides by other names?

 

[Crick]

From that ever so useless Wikipedia

Neonicotinoids are a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine. The development of this class of insecticides began with work in the 1980s by Shell and the 1990s by Bayer.[1] The neonicotinoids show reduced toxicity compared to previously used organophosphate and carbamate insecticides. Most neonicotinoids show much lower toxicity in mammals than insects, but some breakdown products are toxic.[2] Neonicotinoids are the first new class of insecticides to be developed in the last 50 years. The neonicotinoid imidacloprid is currently the most widely used insecticide in the world.[3] The neonicotinoid family includes acetamiprid, clothianidin, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, nithiazine, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam.

The use of some members of this class has been restricted in some countries due to some evidence of a connection to honey-bee colony collapse disorder (CCD).[4][5][6]

In March 2013, the American Bird Conservancy published a review of 200 studies on neonicotinoids, including industry research obtained through the US Freedom of Information Act. It called for a ban on neonicotinoid use as seed treatments because of their toxicity to birds, aquatic invertebrates, and other wildlife.[7]

 

[dilloduck]

Thank Monsanto

 

[ScienceRocks]

Not dumb, but learning what to do and not to do. I think we're extremely intelligent....Maybe to the point where we can do really destructive things at times.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Thank Monsanto

We've been charging our planet for ten thousand years. Sometimes it isn't beneficial...

I doubt we'd be able to feed 7 billion humans if we didn't.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

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If you are reading this, there is a good chance absolutely none of this information is new. If the bees are not nursed back to health as a species, say goodbye to these things- (unless you want genetically modified, in the wake of the extinction of the honeybee)

Apples
Mangos
Rambutan
Kiwi Fruit
Plums
Peaches
Nectarines
Guava
Rose Hips
Pomegranites
Pears
Black and Red Currants
Alfalfa
Okra
Strawberries
Onions
Cashews
Cactus
Prickly Pear
Apricots
Allspice
Avocados
Passion Fruit
Lima Beans
Kidney Beans
Adzuki Beans
Green Beans
Orchid Plants
Custard Apples
Cherries
Celery
Coffee
Walnut
Cotton
Lychee
Flax
Acerola – used in Vitamin C supplements
Macadamia Nuts
Sunflower Oil
Goa beans
Lemons
Buckwheat
Figs
Fennel
Limes
Quince
Carrots
Persimmons
Palm Oil
Loquat
Durian
Cucumber
Hazelnut
Cantaloupe
Tangelos
Coriander
Caraway
Chestnut
Watermelon
Star Apples
Coconut
Tangerines
Boysenberries
Starfruit
Brazil Nuts
Beets
Mustard Seed
Rapeseed
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Brussels Sprouts
Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage)
Turnips
Congo Beans
Sword beans
Chili peppers, red peppers, bell peppers, green peppers
Papaya
Safflower
Sesame
Eggplant
Raspberries
Elderberries
Blackberries
Clover
Tamarind
Cocoa
Black Eyed Peas
Vanilla
Cranberries
Tomatoes
Grapes


- See more at: Report: Honeybee Death Rate is Currently too High for Survival of the Species

Say goodbye to real food. Instead, we'll have "manually pollinated products of Monsanto".

 

[dilloduck]

Thank Monsanto

We've been charging our planet for ten thousand years. Sometimes it isn't beneficial...

I doubt we'd be able to feed 7 billion humans if we didn't.

Feed them at what price and for how long ?

 

[ScienceRocks]

Thank Monsanto

We've been charging our planet for ten thousand years. Sometimes it isn't beneficial...

I doubt we'd be able to feed 7 billion humans if we didn't.

Feed them at what price and for how long ?

We're going to have to figure it out as the population is going to 9 billion soon.

 

[skookerasbil]

Oh Gawd!!!

Human racism of so gay.

 

[Two Thumbs]

If the bees go, we will not be far behind.


ahh science, gotta love it until it kills you

 

[skookerasbil]

On human racism >>> CPAC panelist accuses climate activists of ?human racism? - Salon.com


Maybe we should exterminate humans so the bees can thrive!!

 

[Luddly Neddite]

We've been charging our planet for ten thousand years. Sometimes it isn't beneficial...

I doubt we'd be able to feed 7 billion humans if we didn't.

Feed them at what price and for how long ?

We're going to have to figure it out as the population is going to 9 billion soon.

There are already areas - including in the US - where there is not enough food and water.

 

[skookerasbil]

Feed them at what price and for how long ?

We're going to have to figure it out as the population is going to 9 billion soon.

There are already areas - including in the US - where there is not enough food and water.

Nobody cares about this shit sweetie. You might as well be standing stark naked in the middle of Siberia screaming "FIRE" in the middle of winter.

Only mental cases sit home worrying about this stuff..........


The common thread with these mental cases? They have zero real responsibilities in life.

 

[skookerasbil]

I do have to say though.......this message board would suck without the k00ks!!! Only thing that keeps me coming back!! Ive always had this fondness for making fun of fringe self-absorbed assholes......my whole life. I find it to be a hoot!!

 

[Two Thumbs]

Feed them at what price and for how long ?

We're going to have to figure it out as the population is going to 9 billion soon.

There are already areas - including in the US - where there is not enough food and water.

link

b/c you can fit the worlds population inside Texas and farm the rest

 

[TheOldSchool]

We're going to have to figure it out as the population is going to 9 billion soon.

There are already areas - including in the US - where there is not enough food and water.

Nobody cares about this shit sweetie. You might as well be standing stark naked in the middle of Siberia screaming "FIRE" in the middle of winter.

Only mental cases sit home worrying about this stuff..........


The common thread with these mental cases? They have zero real responsibilities in life.

Did you know ice cream companies have started charging more for their products because honey, a vital component of their product, is being produced less and less every year?

But you're really funny man. When honey bees are gone there will still be plenty of animals for you to joke about disappearing.

I can't wait to see you're ignorant jokes about ice cream.

 

[TheOldSchool]

We're going to have to figure it out as the population is going to 9 billion soon.

There are already areas - including in the US - where there is not enough food and water.

link

b/c you can fit the worlds population inside Texas and farm the rest

Yeah I heard that on Levin the other day too

 

[Katzndogz]

Hive collapse is known to be a viral infection.

 

[boedicca]

There are already areas - including in the US - where there is not enough food and water.

Nobody cares about this shit sweetie. You might as well be standing stark naked in the middle of Siberia screaming "FIRE" in the middle of winter.

Only mental cases sit home worrying about this stuff..........


The common thread with these mental cases? They have zero real responsibilities in life.

Did you know ice cream companies have started charging more for their products because honey, a vital component of their product, is being produced less and less every year?

But you're really funny man. When honey bees are gone there will still be plenty of animals for you to joke about disappearing.

I'll unsubscribe now so I don't have to see your ignorant jokes about ice cream.

Did you know that beef, pork, and chicken producers are charging more for their products because of increases in the costs of energy and feed stock (due to the U.S. burning food for fuel)?