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Old 06-15-2007, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by timmgirvan
The bad thing is that all of it could be tied in to the bee problem. The possible(probable)unintentional "hybridization" of honeybees is a severe problem, if they don't find an answer.
timm,
You might find this to be of interest. It relates to Canada's bees, but if you read the link, it seems that transgenic crops (bT modified) might be causal.
Honey bees have been hybridized for many years, but not the pollen that they depend on...especially if it has a built in insecticide.
http://commonground.ca/iss/0706191/cg191_bees.shtml
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