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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 89 points 2 days ago (3 children)

it's the European honey bee that's dying in unprecedented numbers

but it's not all bees

European honey bees are the easy button for farmers but they are going to have to decide if pesticide is more important or not

this nobody knows what's happening is bullshit provided by the likes of the Monsanto and other chemical companies

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They (save for a smarter minority) are 100% gonna decide that pesticides are more important. Until they learn they aren't, but it will be too late.

[–] Rob1992@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The company that makes roundup and the GMO plants that can resist it will decide for them

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Roundup is an herbicide, not a pesticide.

[–] AugustWest@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess I am going to be that guy....

Roundup is a pesticide. It is an herbicide, but it also is a pesticide. As are insecticides, fungicides, etc. Pesticide is the catch all, herbicide is the descriptive.

[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

I appreciate your sacrifice. It would've been me if not you

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Say what you will about RFK, but he's broken clock right on a couple of issues, pesticides being one of them. Sure, maybe his rationale isn't right, but his end game may be a benefit. Unfortunately it's at odds with Trump's complete destruction of regulation, but he (RFK) seems to be chugging along. I think making America healthy is good; I don't think pesticides or ultra processed foods make kids transgender.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

I don’t think pesticides or ultra processed foods make kids transgender.

Of course not. That requires being infected by a trans first - they work under vampire rules which is why we need to keep trans and children away from each other! /s

[–] Flemmy@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Finedust from traffic, mircoplastics, insecticides, GMO infertile weeds.. etc. Bayer as well.

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago

Haven't you heard? Bayer and Monsanto are one. And Dow and Dupont have fused too. Together, Bayer-Monsanto and Dow-Dupont control over 60% of all grain seed production in the world. All your wheat, corn, rice... it's all in the hands of these 2 companies.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'm not too up to date with this story, but haven't pesticides been used for forever now? Why would the suddenly cause a 80% drop in population?

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago

I think bee populations are under threat from pesticides, habitat reduction, disease, climate change, nutrition, et cetera.

Of that list, pesticides are probably the easiest to solve.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago

neonicotinoids were invited in the 1980s and it's been recently understood that it's like a forever chemical. it will get into the dirt and go through the plants and pass on through pollen

[–] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's not the same pesticides year over year. My bet is some MBA pushed a tweak to the formula for short term gains.

resist

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Different pesticides?