Are mobile phones wiping out our bees?

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  1. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    A 29% decrease cannot be not an increase. It is a slowing of the plummeting curve.
     
    red55, May 22, 2009
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  2. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Don't forget that God's plan includes the occasional mass extinction.

    I shall hoard the hardy bees and when the rest are all gone, I will make billions and become a republican.
     
    red55, May 22, 2009
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  3. OkieTigerTK

    OkieTigerTK Tornado Alley

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    martin's found god, red's gonna become a republican....

    i need to start drinking now cause the worlds gonna end.
     
    OkieTigerTK, May 22, 2009
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  4. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    of course, as we know, 99% of the species that ever existed are now extinct. and the world trudges on.

    of course this is a mild distraction from my real original point which is that we humans, had we tried to solve the bee issue, are so clumsy that we inevitably would have made things worse. and of course i think we overplay the interconnectedness thing, like as if the loss of one precious creature will cause a domino effect and cripple the entire ecosystem, leading to the death of all of us.

    i am sure our friends the bees will be ok, perhaps some will die or whatever, but others will eventually take their place and take care of business.
     
    martin, May 22, 2009
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  5. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    :grin:
     
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  6. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    where re ramah and Mr Peabody?
     
    Bengal B, May 23, 2009
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  7. CajunlostinCali

    CajunlostinCali Booger Eatin Moron

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    If the decline is slowing, the mortality rate is slightly lower, then the survival rate is growing. In that it is mentioned:

    Also:

    Shedding skin? No just that the wanna bees can't hang. Hammer bee remains on the increase.

    What is in the way of the Hammer bee?

    Remove or change the pesticide factor alone and the numbers on survival increase, even if just by a fraction. The bees can't help that they are subject to failure when they colonize adjacent crops that are of no interest to them. When we napalm crops, other factors are not considered until data indicates the decline. We have again, gone against mother nature.

    Controlling the parasitic varroa mite can be done naturally with essential oils such as lemon and mint. Or the synthitic alternatives, if you wish. :shock:

    Let's just give the bees a chance, man.
     
    CajunlostinCali, May 23, 2009
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  8. stevescookin

    stevescookin Certified Who Dat

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    ...let's not just give the bees a chance, don't forget the birdsandthebees:

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    stevescookin, May 23, 2009
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  9. stevescookin

    stevescookin Certified Who Dat

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    ...and what about the African killer bees...

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    stevescookin, May 23, 2009
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  10. bayareatiger

    bayareatiger If it's too loud YOU'RE TOO OLD

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    bayareatiger, Jun 16, 2009
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