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Scientists Isolate and Treat Parasite Causing Decline in Honey Bee Population
In a recent report, a team of scientists from Spain claims to have isolated and treated the parasite causing honey bee depopulation syndrome. Their hope is to prevent the continued decline of honey bee populations in Europe and the US. "The loss of honey bees could have an enormous horticultural and economic impact worldwide. Honeybees are important pollinators of crops, fruit and wild flowers and are indispensable for a sustainable and profitable agriculture as well as for the maintenance of the non-agricultural ecosystem. Honeybees are attacked by numerous pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites."
Pollinating, not fertilizing.
Unless you kill them, crush and compost their bodies, and add the compost to the plants, that is.
Dammit I knew posting on Slashdot on a Friday was a bad idea....
Thanks for the bugfix!
This should bee a positive step for farmers everywhere who depend on these critters for pollination of their crops. I'm buzzing with joy!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
"Honeybees are attacked by numerous pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites."
The Honeybees role 15d6 to defend -
Death to the Fungi!
"i lost my dignity on a slippery wiener"
Well, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. So I'm guessing they've headed into the hills where it's dry enough for the bees.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Don't treat the parasites, kill them. The parasites are the problem, and the last thing we need is to treat them. Treat the bees, kill the parasites.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
With the Girl from Ipanema?
Your courageous and selfless spelling corrections have made me a better person.
No, he posts on slashdot. He's clearly smarter than the average bear.
Falcon's don't pollinate anything.
Apostrophes can be overused, too.
I was worried there would be a mead shortage...and a decline in pagan moon shine is a bad thing...
-Ours is the wisdom of Solomon, the magic of Merlyn, the fall of Icaris.
No there isn't.
If opportunity came disguised as temptation, one knock would be enough.
3^2 * 67^1 * 977^1
No' t'he'y' c'ant'
What about the people who don't like or can't eat Chinese?
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens