"With bees dying off, a search for solutions takes on added urgency" by Adrian Higgins Washington Post / January 1, 2012
WASHINGTON - The desire for a bee that will look after itself might seem pretty basic. But with as many as one-third of honeybee colonies routinely dying off each year and the rest requiring extraordinary care, the quest for a better bee has become critical.
Scientists are trying to find the cause of colony collapse disorder, the five-year-old phenomenon of worker bees suddenly disappearing. Other maladies could be a factor in the disorder: new pests and diseases, the effects of pesticide, and the strain of industrial-scale pollination.
Or one other thing:
"Is it only a coincidence that this malady appeared shortly after genetically altered crops (GMO) were grown extensively? Honey bees started experiencing “colony collapse disorder” at that same time."
I think it is far from a coincidence that the paper ignores that po$$ible -- meaning likely -- cau$e.
Farmers rely on the insect not just for honey but also to pollinate much of the food Americans eat....
That's why we are f***ed if the bees die off.
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Update: USDA Ignores Pesticide Ravaging Bee Population, Threatening Global Environment
