Reply With QuoteWe use to export bees to the US - until they found that it was AU bees causing some infections - not because of our bees being bad - but just because they were from different strains with different imune systemsOriginally Posted by Loaded
Master
Apparently there is a new mite spreading around the world that is effecting bees and there habitat lively hood. They reckon that they could wipe out bees so no pollination so no food.
Apparently Australia is one of only a few country's not affected yet and we are currently transporting Bees to America to keep them alive.
Why cant we have people run through plantations spraying the good stuff on flowers to make them work / pollinate.
Are we really that reliant on an insect for food production ???.
ChatterBox
We use to export bees to the US - until they found that it was AU bees causing some infections - not because of our bees being bad - but just because they were from different strains with different imune systems
Very true!
I hope the scientists find a way to correct it.
Without the Bee, we are stuffed, big time!
TopicToaster
I listened to a podcast from The Science Show on this topic some weeks ago. Basically the story is a beat up by the US press. Yes, there is an issue in isolated parts of the US, but that's all.
I "think" this is the story I listened to http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow...07/2093353.htm
Swaggie
The mind boggles at the thought of Australian males running through cultivation and orchard spreading their pollen.
URSUSMAJOR
You mean, so far, it is confined to the USA!
Master
Yes it does boggle at that Brian!
It's the females that fly through orchards and pollinate, the males do a different pollination job
Master
I thought it was world wide, definitely in NZ now?
I thought we were the last place unaffected, but we face the inevitable of %150 increase of food prices when it gets here?
And that is also inevitable?
Are they just freaking us out again?
Wizard
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Believe me, if it does get here, it will have a massive effect on food items.
One third of the food we eat is dependent on pollinators. We couldn't grow these foods if we didn't have bees or other insects to pollinate these crops.
Vegetables such as cucumbers, squash, and some varieties of peas and beans must also have bees to have a yield.
Clover and alfalfa pastures and forage legumes must have bees if they are to make their own seeds. Otherwise the farmer must buy expensive seed to replant the pasture.
Our beef is indirectly dependent upon pollination. Clover and alfalfa are very rich in protein and make up about 1/3 of the diet of cows. Cows also eat grasses and grains, but these don't have as much protein. So cows need the clover, alfalfa, and legumes which need the bees. Bees, then, are a very important part in our supply of beef, milk, cheese, and other milk products.
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