The Dying Off of Honeybees

[zymos]

No, it's not really caused by mites. Honeybees can suffer from both tracheal mites, and Varroa mites. It is fairly easy to breed resistant varieties to one of these, and the other is often treated with peppermint oil and other natural things. Out here in the desert we use Chapparal. Of course the commercial bee industry just throws antibiotics at the problem.

But this is different than Colony Collapse Disorder. The situation is way more complicated than simply "it is caused by a virus" or "it is caused by mites". There is a virus that has sometimes been associated with it, but it is not established that it is actually the causitive agent.

 

[_angst_]

Things come and go. We'll adapt.

 

[Guest]

Yep, its a virus. Irradiated hives repopulate in short time once the pathogen is removed. And just because were lazy enough to let honey bees do most of the crop pollenating work doesnt mean we wouldnt figure it out if they disappeared. If we can send planes up to seed clouds to make it rain Im sure theres plenty of pollenation answers out there. Dying off in four years sounds a tad extreme.

ummmmmm,,, don't you think making rain in one place might have some effect somewhere else?


Sure - we can fix anything right?

I hope so, but I wouldn't bet on it.
It's our children that will pay the price - why should we care? That's what you really think?

 

[zymos]

As far as that goes, cloud seeding has been around for decades, yet there are still droughts all over the place...

 

[Verite]

ummmmmm,,, don't you think making rain in one place might have some effect somewhere else?


Sure - we can fix anything right?

I hope so, but I wouldn't bet on it.
It's our children that will pay the price - why should we care? That's what you really think?

Doh, you stumbled on my secret plan to rid earth of humans and replace them with a superior bird-humanoid species.

[please view the following picture with 3D glasses]

 

[Guest]

i like bees, especially bumble bees, the dozy little buzzing fluffy feckers!

 

[Guest]

i like bees, especially bumble bees, the dozy little buzzing fluffy feckers!

they hurt like hell when you hit one doing about 75 on a motorcycle.


and getting one stuck in your helmet can cause great shrieks of laughter by sadistic type "friends"

 

[mrwags]

Doh, you stumbled on my secret plan to rid earth of humans and replace them with a superior bird-humanoid species.

[please view the following picture with 3D glasses]

DAMN YOU VERITE!!!! I got ONE set of 3d glasses in the house went to get them and got busted by it's owner.

Now b4 I get to see the pic ya posted I gotta watch Spy Kids 3D for the umteenth time.

Thanks Thanks A lot My Kid Loves Ya Well then I guess I do to


Have A Nice Day
Mr.Wags

 

[chronicinjury]

i can live without bees

 

[mrwags]

i can live without bees

No You Can't.


Wags

 

[Guest]

i can live without bees

Was that a chronic brain injury or are you just "special"


opps foud it!



nuff said