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Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« on: October 08, 2010, 05:47:55 PM »
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/science/07bees.html?_r=1

The Army teamed up with scientists to try to discover the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder that has made 20-40% of bee colonies disappear in the past 5 years or so. Looks like they found it's a combination of a specific fungus and a specific virus that seem to team-up to take out the colonies.

They still don't understand why the combination infection causes the bees to flee the colony in all directions right before dying, exactly how the fungus/virus combo kills, or how to cure/stop it yet. Here's hoping they figure the rest out soon!
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2010, 05:54:32 PM »
What, no global warming tie-in?  =)
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2010, 07:03:33 PM »
Quote from: Fistful on October 08, 2010, 05:54:32 PM
What, no global warming tie-in?  =)

That was my thought, too.  All the articles I have read in the past on this subject had the seemingly obligatory tie-in to global warming.
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2010, 07:17:22 PM »
well you see, fungi like warmer temps. And if the temps go up, the fungus likes it!
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2010, 07:57:03 PM »
Damn, putting Monistat-7 on the little buggers is going to be difficult.

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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2010, 09:12:26 PM »
Ever hear the song "Monostat 7" by The Habitual Sex Offenders? It's a classic!
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2010, 12:05:03 AM »
Quote from: lupinus on October 08, 2010, 07:17:22 PM
well you see, fungi like warmer temps. And if the temps go up, the fungus likes it!

I think the article said the fungi like cooler temps. We can still blame that on global warming, though. I mean, it's getting hot out there, and the fungi are finding new places to hide.  ;)
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2010, 03:32:05 AM »
Of course, GMO's would never bee the cause. [tinfoil]
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2010, 03:34:42 AM »
Don't worry, it will be officially linked to Global Warming Climate Change Climate Disruption soon enough.
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2010, 11:15:29 PM »
All the local beekeepers around here report zero problems. It seems that CCD affects commercial bees that get moved around a lot (stress) and see mono-culture flowers(poor nutrition). Sounds like risk factors for being susceptible to whatever else comes along.
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2010, 11:41:42 PM »
This is interesting.  I have a poorer apple crop than usual this year, and I noticed a real lack of bees in the spring during pollination season. 
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2010, 11:54:52 PM »
I used to keep bees, and lost all my hives to illness. Back then it was the varoa mites or something. Maybe this is different.
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Re: Bee Mystery (mostly) Solved
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2010, 01:31:26 AM »
afaik it only affects domestic bees, wild bee's are sposed to be fine.
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