what's killing our country bees?
though not native to north america, the diminutive honeybee has become an important aspect of this continent's agriculture and biodiversity.
mellifera is also known as the western honeybee and european honeybee.
initially, it was thought that pollinators, of which bees are the most common, were not adversely affected.the
today, neonics are registered for use in over 120 countries and represent 24 percent of the global pesticide market.the rise in ccd has resulted in a war of research and rhetoric, with beekeepers calling for bans while crop farmers predict doom and gloom if prevented from using their preferred class of pest control.in
unfortunately, mite treatments have had very limited success.in his own case, beagle says that over the last four years, annual hive losses in his operation have been between 50 and 60 percent. that's far above the 15- to 20-percent figure he was told to expect when he began keeping bees six years ago.samples
this isn't just extinguishing bees — it's also extinguishing beekeepers," says beagle. "if you can't make money off it, then people won't keep bees". one increasingly popular theory is that the neonics don't kill the bees outright; however, the pesticides weaken the bees to the point where they can't survive severe winters.
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