Snipped from FROG MATTERS.
YOUR Stan Nodvik says, maybe the frogs and bats are dying because they are eating the dead bees that in themselves were first poisoned. But, alas, scientists can’t find any dead bees to study to discover much of anything about bees. Autopsies need dead bodies. I say, there aren’t any because they’ve been eaten. It’s my theory. However and moreover, a study at U. of Pgh. has discovered that the poison killing frogs is malathion. Great, but what about the bees? That’s what interests me.
Unum, with a combined total of 23 readers’ comments, has covered the dying bees subject extensively for b4b. Here’s Unum’s two postings for what she says: Why are all the bees dying? and More on the Dying Bee Situation
Now here’s the latest, apart from what Stan Nodvik has said. This notable article is from the October 8, 2008 issue of Frog Matters. Here is some of the article about the culprit with links to an article in the October 1st issue of Ecological Applications and which links into yet another article by Deborah K. Rich. Frog Matters says:
“The effects of herbicide and fertilizer runoff on amphibians in rural areas has been reported before. We’re talking about frogs that develop extra limbs and other deformities. And of course, we’re talking about frogs dying. But a University of Pittsburgh study, funded by the National Science Foundation, shows that the active ingredient in popular pesticides like some Scotts Ortho products — it’s called malathion – is preventing tadpoles from maturing because it wreaks havoc with the food chain they need to grow.”
For the complete overview of the related frog articles, click first on Frog Matters as
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Frogs, Bats Eat Dead, Poisoned Bees and Die?
Snipped from FROG MATTERS.
YOUR Stan Nodvik says, maybe the frogs and bats are dying because they are eating the dead bees that in themselves were first poisoned. But, alas, scientists can’t find any dead bees to study to discover much of anything about bees. Autopsies need dead bodies. I say, there aren’t any because they’ve been eaten. It’s my theory. However and moreover, a study at U. of Pgh. has discovered that the poison killing frogs is malathion. Great, but what about the bees? That’s what interests me.
Unum, with a combined total of 23 readers’ comments, has covered the dying bees subject extensively for b4b. Here’s Unum’s two postings for what she says: Why are all the bees dying? and More on the Dying Bee Situation
Now here’s the latest, apart from what Stan Nodvik has said. This notable article is from the October 8, 2008 issue of Frog Matters. Here is some of the article about the culprit with links to an article in the October 1st issue of Ecological Applications and which links into yet another article by Deborah K. Rich. Frog Matters says:
For the complete overview of the related frog articles, click first on Frog Matters as
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