The Surprising Culprit to Bee Decline That Could Rival Pesticides

By Heather Callaghan, Natural Blaze

Many theories have been put forth on the rapid bee decline and colony collapse disorder as well as the concerning decline of other pollinators.

Many researchers have pointed fingers at neonicotinoids. In other cases, Monsanto and other chemical companies have been discovered to fund studies that show every other answer but their pesticides for the cause of bee declines.

However, there may actually be another chemical accomplice hiding in the bunch…perhaps overlooked this whole time.

RT reports:

Again, we don’t want the focus taken off neonicotinoids, especially when Big Ag companies fund studies that grasp at other straws…

But listen to this:

The unexpected culprit behind bee decline means “people have not been looking in all the places they probably should,” according to lead author of the study, Cornell University’s Scott McArt.

“We threw everything but the kitchen sink at this analysis and the ‘winner’ was fungicides,” McArt said to UMass. “It turns out that fungicide use is the best predictor of bumblebees getting sick and being lost from sites across the U.S.”

Of course, now, they plan to focus a lot more on fungicides as they relate to bee decline….

And another recent study, published in the same journal, found that chemicals are causing severe nutritional stress on honey bees, affecting their survival rates by a shocking 50 percent.

Canada recently ignored the plea of environmentalists opting to keep neonicotinoids in the marketplace and revisit the problems of pesticides in in March 2018.

What can we do?

We can definitely stop using fungicides and reach out to farmers to do the same. We can talk to our reps about fungicide use and buy organic (especially citrus!) in order to create demand for fungicide-free food! Fungicides are also an overlooked culprit to human health, too!

Share your thoughts below and don’t forget to share this news!

This article (The Surprising Culprit to Bee Decline That Could Rival Pesticides) was created for and appeared first at Natural Blaze. It can be reshared with attribution but MUST include link to homepage, bio, intact links and this message.  Photo Credit

Get a nifty FREE eBook – Like at  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Let’s block ads! (Why?)