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To: chajin

Probably birds, bats and other species of insects. But there was never agriculture on today’s scale here in the absence of honey bees.


17 posted on 05/19/2015 11:37:22 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“Probably birds, bats and other species of insects. “

The other insects, particularly, could quite likely be undergoing similar declines, but aren’t noticed because they aren’t used for human uses like honey bees are.

From what I understand, it’s certain pesticides and insecticides that are thought to be responsible for a great deal of the decline, particularly neonicotinoids, which are similar to nicotine.


21 posted on 05/19/2015 11:52:53 AM PDT by arbitrary.squid
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