BAYER reponsible for Pesticide as Cause of Massive Bee Deaths

[tinydancer]

this is serious situation that needs to be addressed......Bees are pretty important to our ecosystem...........

aye carumba, yes they are.

what is worse, and yes I know the jillians of the planet USMB attack me thinking I'm nuts, but they are now coming out with some crazy spray to try to end "dengue fever" in Florida meanwhile offing the best pollinator on the planet called the mosquito.

I hate mosquitoes. I'm talking giant mother truckers out here. They can take a Neon off the freaking road we are talking ECW mosquiotes out here. Big. Big. Huge.

But we still need these babies. they are our #1 pollinators.

 

[Annie]

Let's just bring back DDT.

Should DDT Be Used to Combat Malaria?: Scientific American

it has its place.

There's no denying that some 'breakthroughs' in science, whether medical or other applications have had enormous unintended consequences, thought oftentimes in amounts and frequency rather than just use.

So too with 'bans' of such products, there should be commonsense, re-testing, reformulating, and dosages looked at.

 

[whitehall]

Is the cannabis crop in danger? That might account for the hysteria on the left.

 

[tinydancer]

Monsanto is gonna be very disappointed.

Actually, Colony Collapse Disorder is very serious. Check out trachea mites.

I'm right, you are left. I wish people would listen to us.

 

[Intense]

Let's just bring back DDT.

Should DDT Be Used to Combat Malaria?: Scientific American

it has it's place.

There's no denying that some 'breakthroughs' in science, whether medical or other applications have had enormous unintended consequences, thought oftentimes in amounts and frequency rather than just use.

So too with 'bans' of such products, there should be commonsense, re-testing, reformulating, and dosages looked at.

Totally agree. Let's not blame DDT like we did back then with false information. With everything there is a proper use and application.

 

[Intense]

Is the cannabis crop in danger? That might account for the hysteria on the left.

Just get a hold of some CO2 and supplement the plants.

 

[merrill]

The new study puts the "low enough to not be lethal to the bees" under scrutiny.

This is potentially game-changing research for understanding Colony Collapse Disorder.Last year Tom Philpott wrote on Grist about a report in the Independent showing:

... Pettis at the USDA’s very own Bee Research Laboratory completed research two years ago suggesting that even extremely low levels of exposure to neonicotinoids makes bees more vulnerable to harm from common pathogens.

 

[syrenn]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/environment/201824-zombie-bees-a-reason-for-coloney-collaspe.html

 

[ginscpy]

Lawsuits are a great way to riches.

Need to have merit. And the targets need to have deep pockets.

 

[Intense]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/environment/201824-zombie-bees-a-reason-for-coloney-collaspe.html

I hear Aspirin works wonders on the bee's. Have them take two and call me in the Morning.

 

[merrill]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that beekeepers started to notice a problem with bee populations in 2006. Since then, over 3 million colonies in the U.S. alone have collapsed. Scientists world-wide are investigating the effects of pesticides, stress, nutrition, diseases, habitat changes, pests and radiation on bees. Our lives are intricately connected to that of bees, so the implications of this crisis are immense.

Changes in Our Food Supply

Bees pollinate flowers with remarkable efficiency. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images

Bees make about 60,000 flights to collect enough nectar for 1 tsp. of honey. As bees die, there is a decrease in the supply of honey, and a correlated increase in honey prices. While seeking nectar, bees pollinate many plants, thereby contributing to plants' fertilization, seed production and plant survival to the next generation.

Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat rely on such pollination. Watermelon, lemon, soybean, tomato, cranberry and vanilla are among the items in the long list of foods that will not be available to us without pollinator bees.

Changes in Animals' Food Supply
Bees are such crucial players in the food chain that many animals will suffer by bee deaths. Lizards, spiders, birds and some insects eat bees. Bees pollinate plants that other animals eat.

Berries, seeds and fruits are essential for birds, and therefore are also essential for the animals who eat birds.

Bees pollinate clover and alfalfa, which supply protein to cows' diets. If cows lose this food supply, people will not have cheese, milk and beef.

In fact, some scientist estimate that after removing foods that bees directly or indirectly effect, our food supply will consist of only breads and oats.

Consequences of Honey Bee Deaths | eHow.com

 

[whitehall]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that beekeepers started to notice a problem with bee populations in 2006. Since then, over 3 million colonies in the U.S. alone have collapsed. Scientists world-wide are investigating the effects of pesticides, stress, nutrition, diseases, habitat changes, pests and radiation on bees. Our lives are intricately connected to that of bees, so the implications of this crisis are immense.

Changes in Our Food Supply

Bees pollinate flowers with remarkable efficiency. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images

Bees make about 60,000 flights to collect enough nectar for 1 tsp. of honey. As bees die, there is a decrease in the supply of honey, and a correlated increase in honey prices. While seeking nectar, bees pollinate many plants, thereby contributing to plants' fertilization, seed production and plant survival to the next generation.

Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat rely on such pollination. Watermelon, lemon, soybean, tomato, cranberry and vanilla are among the items in the long list of foods that will not be available to us without pollinator bees.

Changes in Animals' Food Supply
Bees are such crucial players in the food chain that many animals will suffer by bee deaths. Lizards, spiders, birds and some insects eat bees. Bees pollinate plants that other animals eat.

Berries, seeds and fruits are essential for birds, and therefore are also essential for the animals who eat birds.

Bees pollinate clover and alfalfa, which supply protein to cows' diets. If cows lose this food supply, people will not have cheese, milk and beef.

In fact, some scientist estimate that after removing foods that bees directly or indirectly effect, our food supply will consist of only breads and oats.

Consequences of Honey Bee Deaths | eHow.com

We know what bees do. Honey Bee hives have been killed by a mite infestation and American corporations have been developing stuff that kills the mites. Why is that concept so alien to the radical left? It's not surprising during a socialist administration that we pay government "experts" to blame the people who are doing their best to fix the problem.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I thought it was because of Global Warming?

Stop being silly. You are wrecking a good Witch Hunt on Bayer.

Witch hunt? maybe but in my opinion Bee's are needed to help in the pollination of crops, There is some validity to this as man being a key factor. I wouldn't joke about this matter.

 

[Intense]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that beekeepers started to notice a problem with bee populations in 2006. Since then, over 3 million colonies in the U.S. alone have collapsed. Scientists world-wide are investigating the effects of pesticides, stress, nutrition, diseases, habitat changes, pests and radiation on bees. Our lives are intricately connected to that of bees, so the implications of this crisis are immense.

Changes in Our Food Supply

Bees pollinate flowers with remarkable efficiency. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images

Bees make about 60,000 flights to collect enough nectar for 1 tsp. of honey. As bees die, there is a decrease in the supply of honey, and a correlated increase in honey prices. While seeking nectar, bees pollinate many plants, thereby contributing to plants' fertilization, seed production and plant survival to the next generation.

Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat rely on such pollination. Watermelon, lemon, soybean, tomato, cranberry and vanilla are among the items in the long list of foods that will not be available to us without pollinator bees.

Changes in Animals' Food Supply
Bees are such crucial players in the food chain that many animals will suffer by bee deaths. Lizards, spiders, birds and some insects eat bees. Bees pollinate plants that other animals eat.

Berries, seeds and fruits are essential for birds, and therefore are also essential for the animals who eat birds.

Bees pollinate clover and alfalfa, which supply protein to cows' diets. If cows lose this food supply, people will not have cheese, milk and beef.

In fact, some scientist estimate that after removing foods that bees directly or indirectly effect, our food supply will consist of only breads and oats.

Consequences of Honey Bee Deaths | eHow.com

The timeline also coincides with cell towers going up everywhere. You are acting on Theory. Your Thread title blaming bayer, at this point is still projection.

 

[Charles_Main]

Lets just focus on the Bad, and Ignore any good evil Cooperations may be responsible for.

 

[tinydancer]

Merill for heavens on earth what are you doing about it?


I you know the horrible right wing actually do shit about this.

 

[tinydancer]

we seriously have a lot of issues.I'm actually spending money this year putting up bee colony houses at the back of the property.


I'm worried guys.

 

[Sirkarl101]

The Independent reports:

Compelling new evidence from the US government's top bee expert [Dr Jeffrey Pettis] that modern pesticides may be a major cause of collapsing bee populations led to calls yesterday for the chemicals to be banned. [...]

Researchers found that bees deliberately exposed to minute amounts of the pesticide were, on average, three times as likely to become infected when exposed to a parasite called nosema as those that had not. The findings, which have taken more than three years to be published, add weight to concern that a new group of insecticides called neonicotinoids are behind a worldwide decline in honey bees, along with habitat and food loss, by making them more susceptible to disease. [...]

"The science is now clear, bees poisoned by neonicotinoid pesticides are much more likely to die from disease, gather less food and produce fewer new bees."


More Damning Evidence Points to Pesticide as Cause of Mass Bee Deaths | Common Dreams

Thanks, I was wondering what was happening with the bees. Is this the reason for the hives that were released and never returned? I watched a program and the threat of the hives decreasing in numbers and the utmost importance they play in agriculture. It is amazing how fragile our ecosystem is and the disregard for issues like this as tree hugging talk is of concern to me at least. Thanks again.

 

[merrill]

I will be spreading a lot of wild flower seeds in a wooded area early this year.

 

[uscitizen]

From the opening post linked article:
The EPA has based its approval of neonicotinoids on the fact that the amounts found in pollen and nectar were low enough to not be lethal to the bees -- the only metric they have to measure whether to approve a pesticide or not. But studies have shown that at low doses, the neonicotinoids have sublethal effects that impair bees' learning and memory. The USDA's chief researcher, Jeff Pettis, told me in 2008 that pesticides were definitely "on the list" as a primary stressor that could make bees more vulnerable to other factors, like pests and bacteria.

"effects that impair bees' learning and memory."

Umm lets eat some honey with that pesticide in it or just in our food that was sprayed with it?