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minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up55arrow-down1·21 days agoit’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
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·21 days agoThey (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.
minus-squareRob1992@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 days agoThe company that makes roundup and the GMO plants that can resist it will decide for them
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoRoundup is an herbicide, not a pesticide.
minus-squareRedex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·20 days agoI’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?
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·20 days agoI 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.
minus-square0tan0d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-220 days agoIt’s not the same pesticides year over year. My bet is some MBA pushed a tweak to the formula for short term gains. resist
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
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.
The company that makes roundup and the GMO plants that can resist it will decide for them
Roundup is an herbicide, not a pesticide.
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?
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.
It’s not the same pesticides year over year. My bet is some MBA pushed a tweak to the formula for short term gains.