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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 188967" data-attributes="member: 4823"><p>Is <u>what</u> true? The title of the article is a question, not a statement. The article itself is poorly researched. </p><p> </p><p>The cellphone theory matches <u>some</u> observed behaviour of bees, but does not match the geography of the problem very well. </p><p> </p><p>The spread of the problem looks more like the spread of a pathogen - a virus, parasite or disease of some sort. (There was a big die-off of bees in the pre-cellphone 1970s which followed a similar pattern. It was not as huge or as sudden as the current loss of honeybees. I think the cause was never determined.)</p><p> </p><p>Another factor that is ignored in this article is the increased feeding of high-fructose corn syrup to keep hives alive for the winter. Bees survive better when fed sucrose, but the difference is not huge.</p><p> </p><p>However, there have been changes to high-fructose corn syrup. Sugars from some sources, such as grapes, are known to kill off bees. Has corn been genetically modified in a way that makes the syrup toxic to bees? (Most of the corn crop now grown in the US is genetically modified.)</p><p> </p><p>One thing that shows a lack of research in the article: The Einstein quote "appeared" about 40 years after his death, and has been debunked. It is not found in anything written or recorded during his lifetime. But it keeps getting repeated in "news" articles by people who ostensibly claim to be "journalists".</p><p> </p><p>The article's title is in the form of a question. We do not know what is causing honeybee hives to perish. Cellphone signals may be a factor, but there are many other possibilities.</p><p>This has been noticed only in honeybees. If it works on wasps, I want a cell tower in my back yard!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 188967, member: 4823"] Is [U]what[/U] true? The title of the article is a question, not a statement. The article itself is poorly researched. The cellphone theory matches [U]some[/U] observed behaviour of bees, but does not match the geography of the problem very well. The spread of the problem looks more like the spread of a pathogen - a virus, parasite or disease of some sort. (There was a big die-off of bees in the pre-cellphone 1970s which followed a similar pattern. It was not as huge or as sudden as the current loss of honeybees. I think the cause was never determined.) Another factor that is ignored in this article is the increased feeding of high-fructose corn syrup to keep hives alive for the winter. Bees survive better when fed sucrose, but the difference is not huge. However, there have been changes to high-fructose corn syrup. Sugars from some sources, such as grapes, are known to kill off bees. Has corn been genetically modified in a way that makes the syrup toxic to bees? (Most of the corn crop now grown in the US is genetically modified.) One thing that shows a lack of research in the article: The Einstein quote "appeared" about 40 years after his death, and has been debunked. It is not found in anything written or recorded during his lifetime. But it keeps getting repeated in "news" articles by people who ostensibly claim to be "journalists". The article's title is in the form of a question. We do not know what is causing honeybee hives to perish. Cellphone signals may be a factor, but there are many other possibilities. This has been noticed only in honeybees. If it works on wasps, I want a cell tower in my back yard! [/QUOTE]
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