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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Scientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-off

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Scientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-off

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    Is it republicans?

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    The subhead with the lede:

    USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend

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      Still not one cause though. Maybe a proximate cause but the bees have less forage due to monoculture and climate change screwing with plant cycles. This results in malnutrition and increased susceptibility to viruses. The anti mite drugs allowed them to limp along while feeding them sugar water till they got to orchards but obviously that’s not going to cut it. Competitive pollinator services racing to the bottom unsustainably leading to a mass die off as soon as more stress is introduced is the systemic issue at play here

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        Monsanto will be overjoyed to hear they’re not at fault legally .

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    Just need bee umoja

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    The ironic thing is that it is lack of good pesticides that is killing the bees.

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      And the lack of good food…

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        Nobody ever actually shows any evidence this affected bees

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          Until very recently, when they did: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm

          It’s possible this is the root cause. Better nutrition leads to better immune systems, more egg laying, etc.

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            huh, wouldn’t it be crazy if bees already produced a nutritionally complete food for themselves

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              They can only do that if they are eating the right nutrients in the first place.

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            Better nutrition leads to longer life. Works like that for humans too. Ramen noodles and energy drinks don’t cut it either. Not that bees consume those in large quantities

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            Thank you, this is the study (that was posted on Lemmy) I was referencing.

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