Colony Collapse Disorder Revisited
"Experts now believe bees are heading for extinction and are racing to pinpoint the culprit, increasingly blaming pesticide usage," reports Naomi Starkman — Beeline to Extinction. "New parasites, pathogens, fungi, and poor nutrition stemming from intensive farming methods are also part of the equation."
Labels: Agriculture, Decline and Fall, Ecology
3 Comments:
Hmmm...
The same suspects, clues pointing in all directions, and all apparently related to a deficiency caused immune disorder. Sounds like enptomology needs a Hercule Poirot to solve this one.
Indeed, he might find the scenario familiar. Sounds like the Murder on the Orient Express model.
If the bees do become extinct, even on a commercial level, then we are left with the cow, the pig, and some cereals & corn.
Just about the right time for the staff of bread to be broken, say by UG99 Stem Rust, perhaps?
The Approaching hoofbeats sound an awful lot closer.
Indeed they do.
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