CCD

Fantastic report by Dan Rather on the Honey Bee dieoff and links to pesticides

Submitted by Kevin Hansen on September 25, 2011 - 14:25

Respected US journalist Dan Rather has produced a new video segment on the dieoff of the honey bees - and the links to pesticides:

http://vimeo.com/29419200

And he has blogged about this important story on The Huffington Post at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-rather/honeybees-pesticides-food-chain...

By Dan Rather

There have been numerous reports, including on our program, Dan Rather Reports, about the decline of the honeybee. They've been dying off in huge numbers. The cause has been lumped under a title called "Colony Collapse Disorder" or CCD.

President of European Professional Beekeeping Association Implicates Nicotine Pesticides as Problem in Worldwide Honeybee Collapse

Submitted by Pierre Terre on September 13, 2010 - 18:05

Walter Haefeker, President of the European Professional Beekeepers Association and join TWiE online Radio with hosts Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield and Bob Tregilus as they discuss the decline in the honey bee population, as well as how a team of Germans have fought the use of Genetially Modified crops and won. Link to the show here.

TWiE Episode 40. The Bees In The Mine

ReleasedSep 02, 2010

Episode #40

Imidacloprid contaminates the pollen of seed-coated crops : A high risk for bees

Submitted by Pierre Terre on May 20, 2010 - 22:17

Conclusions for Imidacloprid (Gaucho) :

  • A long persistence / soils (t1⁄2 = 9 months)
  • An uptake in flowers (mean level at 7 ng/g)
  • Mean level at 2-3 ng/g in pollen
  • Subletal effects at 2-4 ng/g (4 days)
  • Chronic mortality from 0.1 ng/g (10 days)
  • Main metabolites as much toxic as imidacloprid for bees
  • High risk for the beehives (PEC/PNEC >> 1)
  • Synergies with other pesticides, pathogens and parasites
  • Generalization of these results to nicotinoids and pyrazoles (clothianidin, thiamethoxam, fipronil...)
Location: 
Montpelier
France
44° 15' 36.2124" N, 72° 34' 31.3932" W

Location

Montpelier
France
44° 15' 36.2124" N, 72° 34' 31.3932" W

Understanding the Science: the Impact of Imidacloprid on Bees

Imidacloprid is the largest-selling pesticide on earth. It has been widely implicated as an important cause in honeybee death worldwide, and the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) problem. The following describes some of the important toxic characteristics of imidacloprid.

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Refined Methodology for the Determination of Neonicotinoid Pesticides and Their Metabolites in Honey Bees and Bee Products by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)†

Submitted by Pierre Terre on May 20, 2010 - 20:51

Copyright: This article not subject to U.S. Copyright. Published 2010 by the American Chemical Society

By ALAA KAMEL* - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Biological and Economic Analysis Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency. 701 Mapes Road, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland 20755

Location: 
Washington DC, DC
United States
38° 59' 9.96" N, 76° 53' 49.5132" W
See map: Google Maps

Location

Washington DC, DC
United States
38° 59' 9.96" N, 76° 53' 49.5132" W
See map: Google Maps

Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 14:23

YourIs.com, Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees

The Italian Agriculture Ministry suspended the use of pesticides containing clothianidin, thiametoxam and imidacloprid for the coating of any plant seeds (May '09).

Tens of thousands of them don’t even manage to get back to their apiary. Disoriented, they lose the way home and die. Others just drop dead after sucking the tiniest amount of dew exuded by maize leaves if the plants have been absorbing neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides that Italy has temporarily banned as seed coating in September last year for their “possible connection to the colony collapse of bees”.

Guttation Water Can Be Deadly to Bees: Dr. Hedwig Riebe (Germany) Presents in Paris

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 12:39

Dr. Hedwig Riebe of the German Professional Beekeepers Association presents the important new research on the exposure routes of honey bees to nicotine insecticides - especially compelling evidence that guttation water secreted naturally by plants that bees drink, contains high concentrations of nicotine pesticides.

 

Location

Paris, J75
France
48° 51' 24.0012" N, 2° 21' 3.5532" E

Dr. Neil Carman: The Case for Neonicotinoid Insecticides as a Prime Mover in CCD

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 12:17

Dr. Neil Carman of The Sierra Club presents compelling evidence that nicotine-based insecticides (neonicotinyls or neonicotinoids) are the prime-mover causal agent of the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) phenomenon in honebee die-offs. Presented at the the American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) 2010 meeting in Sacramento, California.

Location

Sacramento, CA
United States
38° 34' 53.6592" N, 121° 29' 39.84" W
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Causes of Bee Losses from CCD in Germany

Submitted by Pierre Terre on March 3, 2010 - 11:35

Vice-President of the European Professional Beekeepers Association (EPBA) Walter Haefeker presents compelling evidence of nicotinoid/nicotine pesticide links to huge honeybee colony losses in Germany.

Download attached PDF file for complete presentation.

Location

Montpellier Montpellier
France
43° 36' 29.4336" N, 3° 52' 46.0056" E

Sierra Club Press Release: "We urge the American public to view the outstanding documentary entitled Nicotine Bees"

Submitted by Anonymous on December 28, 2009 - 16:35

Laurel Hopwood, Chair, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Action Team said of the film:

"We urge the American public to view the outstanding documentary entitled Nicotine Bees. Producers-Directors Kevin Hansen and Krista Keenan did a superb job researching, interviewing and splicing together an extraordinary story on the CCD problem. We suggest showing the 45-minute film at organizational meetings, home parties, classrooms and community events.

Location

Cleveland, OH
United States
41° 30' 12.366" N, 81° 40' 53.8788" W
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