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KamaAina

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6. There's no contradiction there

Reply to LeighAnn (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2013, 06:28 PM

May 2013

Scientists, consumer groups, beekeepers and others blame the devastating rate of bee deaths on the growing use of pesticides sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of staple crops such as corn. Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer and other agrichemical companies say other factors such as mites are killing the bees.

The poison Monsatan and others are selling could be weakening the bees' ability to fight off the mite infestation. Ever think of that, Monsatan?

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U.S. pesticide makers seek answers as bee losses sting agriculture [View all] LeighAnn May 2013 OP

Monsanto? SoapBox May 2013 #1

Fox in the Hen House? Exactly! n/t truedelphi May 2013 #3

Yeah they bought the leading Bee research firm LeighAnn May 2013 #5

I was going to post a snarky comment urging Monsanto to develop a bee with it's own pesticide DNA NBachers May 2013 #15

well... cyberswede May 2013 #27

Maybe bees need and like weeds. JDPriestly May 2013 #2

This is the devastating disaster that no one is seeing coming at them. Squinch May 2013 #4

There's no contradiction there KamaAina May 2013 #6

Misleading title. Blue State Bandit May 2013 #7

Yep. A lot of things aren't pest. It's just profitable to call them that and kill them for bucks. freshwest May 2013 #9

Mites. secondvariety May 2013 #8

I nineteen50 May 2013 #10

That is like Michelle Bachmann hosting a sanity summit. n/t cosmicone May 2013 #11

Mites??? cliffordu May 2013 #12

Mites killed a lot of bees some time back. Most bees are now treated for mites. Buzz Clik May 2013 #28

wow maindawg May 2013 #13

Who am I to stop Monsanto? I have no power .. they will destroy me and every other living thing. YOHABLO May 2013 #14

By killing bees, Monsanto is killing us too...eventually. nt SunSeeker May 2013 #16

Look in the mirror. :-/ n/t DeSwiss May 2013 #17

Monsanto must be crazy. They need the bee as much as we do. If the crops are not polinated then we jwirr May 2013 #18

The first place to look would be a mirror. nt NoGOPZone May 2013 #19

My flowering trees and shrubs are normally swarmng with bees - hedgehog May 2013 #20

I haven't seen my bees either yet. Extinction is a real possibility lovuian May 2013 #22

What i realized last night is it's not just the honey bees - hedgehog May 2013 #24

I am working on an organic farm this year KurtNYC May 2013 #23

U.S. pesticide makers seek liability protection. nt bemildred May 2013 #21

They should look to places that overused pesticides like China too. Sunlei May 2013 #25

Well, they could always shitcan their poison and try organics Berlum May 2013 #26

Curious that Monsanto is involved. They do not manufacture a pesticide implicated in bee deaths. Buzz Clik May 2013 #29