From Spain comes the news that the cause is identified:
A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.
The culprit is a microscopic parasite called nosema ceranae said Mariano Higes, who leads a team of researchers at a government-funded apiculture centre in Guadalajara, the province east of Madrid that is the heartland of Spain's honey industry
Global mercury (see below), global parasites. China's exports continue to rise.
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Oh thank goodness, I was afraid it might have been trace molecules of Prozac in the bee water. By the way, fish get mites too.
ReplyDeleteWell, it wasn't estrogen --or at least it wasn't enough estrogen to turn the boy bees into semi-girls.
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