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A new study has pinpointed some possible causes of bee deaths (qz.com)
70 points by uptown on July 24, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments



> a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths

Thats a quote and that should be the title.


You'd think this sort of article might mention that overall bee populations and honey production in the US are stable. 2006 and 2009 were low points but the numbers have since recovered - beekeepers have been making more hives faster than the decay rate, whatever its causes might be.

"Properly understood, the story of CCD is not one of doom and gloom, but one of the triumph and perseverance of beekeepers."

http://perc.org/articles/everyone-calm-down-there-no-bee-poc...


Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has been very tricky to figure out and continues to defy complete explanation, linkbait title notwithstanding.


So chemical agriculture works for almost a century.


qz scoops the universe again!


Complete guess: The insecticide molecules are eventually consumed by the bees and chemically substitute the various proper molecules that bees produce internally. When the hive releases signals (pheromones?) like "We're under attack", "It'a getting cold", or "New young are due", the individual bees pick it up and hence release the stored chemicals which poison them.

How'd I go? Should I ditch CS and study biology? :)




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