Comments on: Yes, Insecticides Kill Bees. Studies ID Chemical That May Contribute to Colony Collapse

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:43:30 +0000

previoushoosier Says:
“when i lived in indiana i learned that it takes 9 lbs of pesticide to grow one pound of corn. when will this insanity stop? each of us can make a difference. apply yourself to action.”

Seems a bit suspicious given that, by weight, pesticides are more expensive than corn. A little critical thinking goes a long way… like pesticides.

By: Kaviani

Kaviani — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:58:05 +0000

Bayer Co. is responsible for the greatest push of imidacloprid domestically. You know who to avoid…

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:11:11 +0000

Watch the movie Vanishing of the Bees. It explains why bees are not returning to their nests. Mostly because they are poisoned from the pesticides.

By: Bonny

Bonny — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:31:34 +0000

I have personally experienced a bee hive behind the chimney in the wall of my house. I am convinced that bees take off with an extra queen in the spring and settle where ever they can. If it is in someone’s house then they are destroyed. The bees I had were very docile. I could run the lawnmower right by the hive and they just ignored me. I tried in vain to get bee keepers to come and get them, even advertising online. When they crawled around the chimney into the house I had to get rid of them and had them exterminated. I hated doing it but no one would come and get them. I think that is the fate of most of the bees. Exterminators are doing their job all to well.

By: previoushoosier

previoushoosier — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:37:57 +0000

when i lived in indiana i learned that it takes 9 lbs of pesticide to grow one pound of corn. when will this insanity stop? each of us can make a difference. apply yourself to action.

By: JD

JD — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:01:14 +0000

I am wondering if the problem could come from genetically modified crops that cause resistance from insects. I know bees love to gather pollen from corn and if this contains pesticides it is not good for bees.

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:08:15 +0000

From wikipedia
Studies conducted on rats suggest that the neonicotinoids may adversely affect human health, especially the developing brain.
Neonicotinoid seed treatment uses are banned in Italy, but foliar uses are allowed. This action was taken based on preliminary monitoring studies showing that bee losses were correlated with the application of seeds treated with these compounds; Italy also based its decision on the known acute toxicity of these compounds to pollinators

By: Barb Hoffmann

Barb Hoffmann — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:57:11 +0000

So will the US wait till all the bees are gone before these insecticides are banned?

By: Corey

Corey — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:20:03 +0000

Linda, they act like very very low doses of nicotine. So, not much. That’s why we use them over organophosphates and other nasties. But, as discussed, their affect on arthropods is orders of magnitude worse.

By: Peter Snow

Peter Snow — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:35:00 +0000

I have had bees for years and the last 10 years my hives have lost bees regularly. Currently I don’t have any bees and even when a new swarm comes they may last for a season or sometimes two but eventually the hive will be empty, not even dead bees in the hive and the honey is robbed by nonresident bees. I don’t have any idea what happens but the bees just fly away and don’t ever come back.