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2001: Planted Linden Trees. (hmmm. maybe toxic to bees) 2002: no dead bees. 2003: no dead bees. ... 2012: no dead bees. 2013:6/17 Sprayed Lindren trees wit
by jamieb 13y ago
2001: Planted Linden Trees. (hmmm. maybe toxic to bees)
2002: no dead bees.
2003: no dead bees.
...
2012: no dead bees.
2013:6/17 Sprayed Lindren trees with insecticides toxic to bees
2013:6/20 25,000 dead fucking bees
Conclusion: "It could be because Linden Trees are toxic to bees."
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- Blahah 13y agoMany insecticides do not kill bees (as I commented below https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5919399 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5919399), so that reasoning doesn't get us far.
- Blahah 13y agoWhere did you read that there were no dead bees in previous years?
- socillion 13y agoThe insecticide was Safari (Dinotefuran) which is toxic to bees, and it has been confirmed that it killed them. http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/state-confirms-pesticide-killed-thousands-of-bees-in-wilsonville/ http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/state-confirms-pestici... This was also concluded a few days ago: http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/xerces-society-wilsonville-bees-died-from-pesticide-poisoning/ http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/xerces-society-wilsonv...
- jmharvey 13y ago2013:6/21 "It was because of the insecticide, we're still investigating whether the application was legal." http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/Pages/news/130621bees.aspx http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/Pages/news/130621bees.aspx