I’m not too up to date with this story, but haven’t pesticides been used for forever now? Why would the suddenly cause a 80% drop in population?
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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
it’s the European honey bee that’s dying in unprecedented numbers
but it’s not all bees
European honey bees are the easy button for farmers but they are going to have to decide if pesticide is more important or not
this nobody knows what’s happening is bullshit provided by the likes of the Monsanto and other chemical companies
Redex68@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I think bee populations are under threat from pesticides, habitat reduction, disease, climate change, nutrition, et cetera.
Of that list, pesticides are probably the easiest to solve.
0tan0d@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s not the same pesticides year over year. My bet is some MBA pushed a tweaked the formula for short term gains.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
neonicotinoids were invited in the 1980s and it’s been recently understood that it’s like a forever chemical. it will get into the dirt and go through the plants and pass on through pollen
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Different pesticides?
Flemmy@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Finedust from traffic, mircoplastics, insecticides, GMO infertile weeds… etc. Bayer ass well.
Colloidal@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Haven’t you heard? Bayer and Monsanto are one. And Dow and Dupont have fused too. Together, Bayer-Monsanto and Dow-Dupont control over 60% of all grain seed production in the world. All your wheat, corn, rice… it’s all in the hands of these 2 companies.
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
They (save for a smarter minority) are 100% gonna decide that pesticides are more important. Until they learn they aren’t, but it will be too late.
Rob1992@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The company that makes roundup and the GMO plants that can resist it will decide for them
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Roundup is an herbicide, not a pesticide.
AugustWest@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I guess I am going to be that guy…
Roundup is a pesticide. It is an herbicide, but it also is a pesticide. As are insecticides, fungicides, etc. Pesticide is the catch all, herbicide is the descriptive.
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Say what you will about RFK, but he’s broken clock right on a couple of issues, pesticides being one of them. Sure, maybe his rationale isn’t right, but his end game may be a benefit. Unfortunately it’s at odds with Trump’s complete destruction of regulation, but he (RFK) seems to be chugging along. I think making America healthy is good; I don’t think pesticides or ultra processed foods make kids transgender.
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Of course not. That requires being infected by a trans first - they work under vampire rules which is why we need to keep trans and children away from each other! /s