Sunday, September 9, 2007

Update on the Bees

I blogged a while ago about how honeybee colonies across North America (and into Europe as well) are collapsing, and in some cases, vanishing entirely. There is finally an update on this story. Researchers have discovered a virus which may be affecting the honeybee colonies, which are already under stress from overwork and other environmental factors: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/nature/bees.html. The virus is known as "Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus" (great, another reason for people to hate Israel.............).

Honeybees are one of the most vital parts of our society, responsible for pollenating many crops. We need to determine with certainty what is happening to them, and soon, and then figure out something to save them.

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