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Reply to Orrex (Reply #5)

Thu May 15, 2014, 08:38 PM

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U.S. Beekeepers Lost 23% of Colonies Last Winter; Scientists Recommend Treating Bees for Varroa Mite [View all] HuckleB May 2014 OP

Europe blames nicotinic pesticides. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #1

Europe is a mighty big place, with many entities that disagree with one another. HuckleB May 2014 #2

They should take away the bees' cellphones, too. Orrex May 2014 #3

Well, they should at least get all the wifi out of the bee schools! HuckleB May 2014 #4

Finally a voice of reason! Orrex May 2014 #5

I do my best! HuckleB May 2014 #6

Thanks for links. I read first one, quite informative. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #7

+1 to that...thanks Supersedeas May 2014 #33

The simple fact is that CCD didn't appear until the neoniconoides Damansarajaya May 2014 #9

We get it. You have a preconceived notion. HuckleB May 2014 #12

Whoa. The preconception is all yours. Damansarajaya May 2014 #13

Actually, your posts make it clear that you're the one with the preconceptions, HuckleB May 2014 #14

I didn't pretend anything. Damansarajaya May 2014 #15

Thanks for the confession. HuckleB May 2014 #16

For acting like Mr. Logic, you should really review Damansarajaya May 2014 #18

Pretending that's all I've got, when you've offered nothing but denialism is just silliness. HuckleB May 2014 #21

HuckleB is often quite right ... Trajan May 2014 #27

Well, his high opinion of his reasoning powers Damansarajaya May 2014 #31

I have a high opinion of the evidence base. HuckleB May 2014 #34

I do too. There's a lot of good evidence that GMO Damansarajaya May 2014 #60

and often not quite right ... Kat 333 May 2014 #32

Prove it. HuckleB May 2014 #35

I don't know from the harvard study Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #26

They may be part of the problem. HuckleB May 2014 #30

Two of those links critique the same poorly designed study while the third hedgehog May 2014 #39

Can you prove that it's a poorly designed study? HuckleB May 2014 #41

And bee mites are treated by smoking the hive with insecticide. Damansarajaya May 2014 #8

Maybe you should read the full article before responding. HuckleB May 2014 #11

I don't think it's "smoking" per se, but rather chemical strips left in the hives hatrack May 2014 #56

Honey is an antibiotic for bees but antibiotics are losing effectiveness. Kablooie May 2014 #10

This is incidental info, but urban colonies seem to do better then commercial hives. denbot May 2014 #17

+1 nt Damansarajaya May 2014 #20

On the other hand . . . Damansarajaya May 2014 #19

Politics, not science. HuckleB May 2014 #22

Do you work in PR for Monsanto or something? Damansarajaya May 2014 #24

No, it doesn't. HuckleB May 2014 #28

Many studies have come out on the danger of pesticides on Bees lovuian May 2014 #23

Right, apparently those are just "political," Damansarajaya May 2014 #25

Yes. Unfortunately, not the best studies in the world. HuckleB May 2014 #29

Don’t overlook other causes in investigating bee deaths HuckleB May 2014 #36

Colony Collapse Disorder: More Dead Bees, More Sloppy Science HuckleB May 2014 #37

Again, the links in post 36 and 37 reference and critique the same poorly done study linked to hedgehog May 2014 #40

It's a well done study. HuckleB May 2014 #42

Did you even read the article at your link? The article is devoted to hedgehog May 2014 #45

Yes, that's the point. HuckleB May 2014 #47

If as reported, many or all European counties have banned the use of hedgehog May 2014 #38

The "bans" are quite convoluted. HuckleB May 2014 #43

I think you are ignoring the possibility that this is a two part problem - hedgehog May 2014 #44

If you had looked at my other posts, you would know that I do not see it that way. HuckleB May 2014 #46

Here is another study linking the use of the nicotine pesticides hedgehog May 2014 #48

Again, you seem to be convinced of the cause. HuckleB May 2014 #49

When the big picture points to combinations of nicotine pesticides and just about any other single hedgehog May 2014 #51

It doesn't necessarily point to that. HuckleB May 2014 #53

If anyone is interested - here is a link to the Harvard Study itself: hedgehog May 2014 #50

Again, you seem to just like saying "it's invalid." HuckleB May 2014 #52

We are at cross purposes here - hedgehog May 2014 #54

Thank you for responding calmly & clearly to him. Nihil May 2014 #55

thank you! hedgehog May 2014 #57

What other studies? HuckleB May 2014 #59

Farmers/growers can control pesticide/herbicide use Marthe48 May 2014 #58