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Conjecture that genetically modified food crops are poisoning animals?
reported by the BBC News Service:
"A mystery illness that has scientists baffled is wiping out tens of
thousands of bats across the north-east of the US."
"The pollination of crops by bees is responsible for a third of the
food
produced in the US. One in every three mouthfuls has been touched by
their tiny feet; but our six-legged friends are in trouble.
They are getting sick and leaving their hives. Without bees, food gets
more expensive - some products could disappear altogether. Colony
collapse disorder (CCD) emerged last year, and by spring 2007 bees were
dying in huge numbers - over the year as a whole the total bee
population fell by 30%.
Some beekeepers lost closer to 90%, and the fear is it will get worse.
Beekeeper Gilly Sherman says: "It's worse than last year, and last year
was worse than the year before, so it's bad, and there are a lot of
good
big beekeepers that are having a lot of problems.
"I think we're coming in for a big train wreck."
reported by the BBC News Service:
"A mystery illness that has scientists baffled is wiping out tens of
thousands of bats across the north-east of the US."
"The pollination of crops by bees is responsible for a third of the
food
produced in the US. One in every three mouthfuls has been touched by
their tiny feet; but our six-legged friends are in trouble.
They are getting sick and leaving their hives. Without bees, food gets
more expensive - some products could disappear altogether. Colony
collapse disorder (CCD) emerged last year, and by spring 2007 bees were
dying in huge numbers - over the year as a whole the total bee
population fell by 30%.
Some beekeepers lost closer to 90%, and the fear is it will get worse.
Beekeeper Gilly Sherman says: "It's worse than last year, and last year
was worse than the year before, so it's bad, and there are a lot of
good
big beekeepers that are having a lot of problems.
"I think we're coming in for a big train wreck."