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Native pollinators don't give a shit about mites. Don't spray herbicide and nature will do the rest.
by franktankbank 1y ago
Native pollinators don't give a shit about mites. Don't spray herbicide and nature will do the rest.
- westurner 1y agoWhat in nature eats the mites that are killing the bees?
- franktankbank 1y agoNothing needs to eat them, they just need to be manageable for the bee pops. The way that native colonies work, it just doesn't matter. The colonies size is essentially never greater than a few and often don't form colonies at all, so mites don't have really any good transmission vector.
- westurner 1y agoHave you read the article? Do you believe that ecology will just resolve bee colony collapse due to mites? From the article: > USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend If nothing eats or kills the mites that are killing the bees, should we expect bee colony collapse to resolve on its own?