Miguel Llanos
msnbc.com
March 29, 2012
A widely used farm pesticide first introduced in the 1990s has caused significant changes to bee colonies and removing it could be the key factor in restoring nature’s army of pollinators, according to two studies released Thursday.
The scientists behind the studies in Europe called for regulators to consider banning the class of chemicals known as neonicotinoid insecticides. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency told msnbc.com that the studies would be incorporated into a review that’s currently under way.
A pesticide trade group questioned the data, saying the levels of pesticide used were unrealistically high, while the researchers said the levels used were typical of what bees would find on farms.
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Kill off our honeybees? Might as well just push all of the buttons and let the nukes fly because man’s survival literally depends on their survival. I believe It was Einstein who stated that if bees ever disappear, man will disappear in less than 4 years.
Very sad situation! Leave it to the EPA (and another former NJ governor, Whitman), who told us the air around ground zero was safe to breathe.
I have a pet. Who imagined that a similar strategy (anti-neural) against fleas ticks would be used against ESSENTIAL, BENIGN insects such as bees?
Wouldn’t be surprised to see a paragragh on “bees as a competitive businesses” in Monsanto’s policy handbook. Satanic monsters! The Lord of all creation, in His time, will repay them for their destruction of the earth and, most importantly, humanity.
“We have to destroy the earth to save it” is a religion. Promulgating it is a violation against Amendment 1.
That poor bee has been RFID chipped. I’ll bet the other bees have ostracized the poor little fella.