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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Dramatic Decline in the Population of Honeybees

According to the following articles, we are seeing a rapid decline in population of honey bees. Like many other research reports, these articles suggest that the mysterious disappearance of honey bees is due to sprayed pesticides, disease and/or poor weather conditions. But according to my source, their disappearance is mainly due to the increase in concentration of methane. My source warns that honey bees will go extinct.:

http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/school-reports/2008/10/27/bee-busy-teaching-87085-22120861/ 

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/10/26/news/top/93278a954cfce2e6862574eb006ecd03.txt

Any thought?

Posted by Admin at 3:25 PM
Edited on: Monday, April 26, 2010 10:35 PM
Categories: For Scientists and Engineers, News Archives