ABCs: Scientists discover another cause of bee deaths, and it’s really bad news : TreeHugger
Scientists discover another cause of bee deaths, and it’s really bad news : TreeHugger:
The ABCs of colony collapse among Bees appears to be really, really ugly. Well, it has been ugly, but know we know a little more about it, vs. being mainly in the dark.
This current research seems to find that a combination of pesticides and fungicides reduces the immune system of bees.
This story summarizing the research is just filled with horrible little nuggets. On average the bee pollen they studied had 9 different special ingredients in the pollen cocktails taken live from California.
Worse, much of the pollen comes from the “wild”, not harvest crops.
However, finally knowing more about the cause will help hugely in addressing this critical issue (for diversity and food crops).
Remedies of better use and control of pesticides/fungicides seems obvious. But organic methods should help a little or a LOT.
