Honeybee theory

[30A Skunkape]

I saw this article outlining a hypothesis regarding our waning honeybee stock. Pretty interesting.
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/43163/story.htm

 

[Smiling JOe]

Interesting theory, and just another reason why we don't realize how our actions might affect things without our knowledge. What if, by spraying pesticides, we are eliminating an animal which eats the parasite? I'm not suggesting that this is the case, but what if? Life is very sensitive, and just like me with a magnifying glass when I was a kid, I could kill many lives without any thought of my connection to them. If you really want to open your eyes to the life cycle, watch the documentary on the Fig Wasp. It is incredible, and shows an incredible number of co-dependent animals all related to this one Fig Tree. Watching it will remind you of our interconnectedness to all which is around us.

 

[Uncle Timmy]

Another interesting article on the subject I read recently on Slate:



Bee Not AfraidThe disappearance of the honeybees isn't the end of the world.


http://www.slate.com/id/2170305/fr/flyout

"Few people realized that the honeybee apocalypse was already over. We may continue to associate them with childhood sugar rushes and chubby-cheeked fertility metaphors, but in real life honeybees have been virtually extinct in North America for more than 10 years, their absence concealed by a rogue's gallery of look-alikes. The stragglers have been kept alive only by the continued ministrations of the agricultural giga-industry that needs them. "

 

[Pantone383]

From the South Walton County Mosquito Control's website:

"Depending on the type of chemical used, the spray might kill some individuals in certain species of butterflies or caterpillars... When the chemical is applied as directed, adverse effects on populations of non-target animals, like mammals, birds, and fish, are actually absent or very minor. However, some insects (for example, honey bees) could be killed by mosquito sprays."

http://www.southwaltonmosquitocontr...rflies? Do they kill good insects and birds?

 

[Smiling JOe]

From the South Walton County Mosquito Control's website:

"Depending on the type of chemical used, the spray might kill some individuals in certain species of butterflies or caterpillars... When the chemical is applied as directed, adverse effects on populations of non-target animals, like mammals, birds, and fish, are actually absent or very minor. However, some insects (for example, honey bees) could be killed by mosquito sprays."

http://www.southwaltonmosquitocontr...rflies? Do they kill good insects and birds?

I wonder what happens when the chemical isn't applied as directed? What happens when the mix is too rich, or the diluter on the spray trucks malfunction, making the mix too heavy with poison, etc.?

 

[Smiling JOe]

I found this information on the Mosquito Control's (poison center -- let's call it what it is) website:

"Does Mosquito Control spray for things other than mosquitoes?

Mosquito Control exists only to help prevent health problems caused by mosquitoes. The pesticides we use are only labeled for the treatment of mosquitoes. We are only licensed by the State of Florida for mosquito control purposes. For these reasons, Mosquito Control does not treat for ants or other pests. Consult a pest control company for treatment of these pests."


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That is very interesting because I thought they also sprayed to kill the Dog Flies, which are only aggravate people. If there statement is true, Skunky's theory on them targeting the Deer Fly population is not true either.

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[30A Skunkape]

I found this information on the Mosquito Control's (poison center -- let's call it what it is) website:

"Does Mosquito Control spray for things other than mosquitoes?

Mosquito Control exists only to help prevent health problems caused by mosquitoes. The pesticides we use are only labeled for the treatment of mosquitoes. We are only licensed by the State of Florida for mosquito control purposes. For these reasons, Mosquito Control does not treat for ants or other pests. Consult a pest control company for treatment of these pests."


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That is very interesting because I thought they also sprayed to kill the Dog Flies, which are only aggravate people. If th statement is true, Skunky's theory on them targeting the Deer Fly population is not true either.

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And yours regarding killing every vertebrate and invertebrate...?

 

[Jdarg]

 

[30A Skunkape]

I found this information on the Mosquito Control's (poison center -- let's call it what it is) website:

"Does Mosquito Control spray for things other than mosquitoes?

Mosquito Control exists only to help prevent health problems caused by mosquitoes. The pesticides we use are only labeled for the treatment of mosquitoes. We are only licensed by the State of Florida for mosquito control purposes. For these reasons, Mosquito Control does not treat for ants or other pests. Consult a pest control company for treatment of these pests."


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That is very interesting because I thought they also sprayed to kill the Dog Flies, which are only aggravate people. If there statement is true, Skunky's theory on them targeting the Deer Fly population is not true either.

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Actually, I don't have a theory-I know that the spray whacks yellow flies and those biting gnats. I think that if you kill three menacing pests for the price of one, it is a victory for the taxpayers...and make no mistake, if the population of biting pests was left unchecked, you would have fewer taxpayers to foot the bill for everything. That is my theory, anyway.

 

[30A Skunkape]

He baited me