Do you have any ideas? I think Pesticides, are destroying their vital enzymes, similar to Alzheimer's Disease. Everything is going wrong in their hives. They are disappearing.
Can it be supplemental imported Pollen, Cell Phones, Aflatoxin? Nicotine is still being used also.
Someone on this Planet can help find the answer I will forward the info. They are the only insect that produces food for Humans. I have found some startling research by using the Yahoo Search Bar.
ANYONE MAY FIND THE CAUSE
2007-06-12 04:18:55 · 9 answers · asked by gypsyworks 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is mites, that are blocking their breathing tubes. They get so many in the lungs that breathing becomes impossible and they die. It is been studied by scientists and they have no good answers yet. It needs to be something that can kill the mites without destroying the bees.
2007-06-12 04:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Honeybees have had rapid population drops in the past and the current problem is almost certainly due to a parasite or microbe, not people or pollution. I don't think there's a problem with the environment and neither would you if you compared today's air and water in the US with what we had a generation ago. The rise in food prices is partly a weak US dollar and partly the stupidity of our politicians and the greed of large farm corporations. They'd rather grow corn for ethanol than wheat or a food crop, so food prices go up, it's not rocket science to see how detrimental the bio-fuel fantasy is to human life. It's very unlikely the bees will die off but if it happens we'll just have to switch to food crops that don't require their pollination. They've been around for millions of years though and I'm sure they'll weather this in time. The reason naysayers don't like the solutions proposed is that the problem itself is unclear and the solution is horribly expensive. Wouldn't it be better to spend $25 billion to save half a million lives today than $2 Trillion to save 10,000 lives 100 years from now? We are a smart species and there are many new technologies coming out to replace fossil fuels so don't panic so much. Solar thermal power is very efficient and will cost no more than a coal power plant in a year or two. Nuclear power is very clean and can be made vastly more efficient than the old plants were. Cars will soon be sold that run on compressed air for power, as well as the promise of hydrogen fuel cells and better batteries for electric cars. Let's spend the money on that research and not trying to reduce our CO2 emissions by .02% for twice as much money.
2016-05-18 01:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very REAL concern. I have noticed that a lot of other bee types are not nearly as populated as they used to be. We need bees for pollination.
Not that long ago we had an influx of a virus that caused a lot of apiaries to have to 'incinerate' their hives. For those quite attached to their bees, it was more a devastating loss that reached beyond just killing a bunch of insects. It killed their livelihood, their passion and their fuzzy little bees. A lot of farmers around here are exploring different avenues rather than using pesticides. One that I know of has imported wasps in an effort to reduce larvae numbers. People are all trying to do their part, but I am scared that one day it will all be too late.
2007-06-12 04:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone assumes that the problem is in the bee itself.
No one has thought of the possibility that the problem might be in the flower. There could be some mutation in the flowers. A flower-killing pesticide-resistant bug in the flowers, or there could be a virus, parasite, or bacteria extremely harmful to bees. The problem could even be Africanized honey bees out-competing the regular honey bees. Whatever the problem is the only way to find out is through experiments and research. Hopefully scientists can identify the problem before bees are gone forever.
2007-06-19 16:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some say that the earth's magnetic field is shifting which disorients the bees causing them to be unable to return to the hive.
That is possible. IMO, the overuse of pesticides and genetic engineering is the major problem, coupled with the field shift.
I do find, however, the the local nest of bumblebees seems to be thriving, so there is at least one subspecies of pollenating bee still surviving.
2007-06-12 04:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read an article that said the process of genetically modifying foods was also a cause of the continued decrease of bee population.
2007-06-19 18:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right to be concerned about the honeybee die-off. Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still poorly understood, and may result from some or all of your ideas, or from something we don't yet understand. I've put a link below that you may find interesting.
2007-06-12 06:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
> What is killing them around the World?
It appears to be opportunistic infections, in the wake of immunosuppression. In short, the apian equivalent of AIDS is killing them. The pathogen or other agent for this malady has not yet been identified.
2007-06-12 07:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at Argentina, honey exports are beating all records!
http://www.apicultura.com.ar/
2007-06-12 05:11:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋