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Bill Truesdell <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:23:30 -0400
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yoonytoons wrote:

> The trouble is, though, it is difficult to tell whether
> the “decline” is a recent phenomenon resulting from our chemical-saturated
> environment (could very well be) or a cyclical fluctuation in nature—-just
> like the expanding ozone hole down under.  We need a whole lot more data,

The issue is not settled.

There may be no decline. See

http://www.practicalhippie.com/sperm.htm

for both sides of this human inner discourse.

As far as bees go, cumophose is a organophosphate and they have been
implicated in genetic problems in animals, including infertility. Which
is why they are on the way out as pesticides.

Bill Truesdell (Could this be a grand conspiracy, allow beekeepers to
use organophosphates - but not anyone else- in order to stamp beekeepers
out forever? First THEY bring in Varroa and ....)
Bath, Maine

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