Bee Feed Tested for Pet Food Taints - (Colony Collapse Disorder)

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Friday May 17, 2007 | Milwaukee_Guy

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Ouch!

[Jet Jaguar]

ping.

[dforest]

And just think, we have Bill Clinton to thank for “opening our economy to the Chinese.” Now just think, what can Hillary Clinton do to top her husband?

I am sure she will think of something. I really don't believe she will be the nominee.

However, I am sure the other Democrats can be equally lethal!

[Cicero]

A lot of scientists are investigating the honey bee die-offs, and hopefully they will identify an answer.

As yet there’s no evidence that food additives are responsible, but they sure as hell had better investigate it. Frankly, the FDA needs to get on the case of Chinese exporters, and if they can’t police the stuff they sell us, it’s time to cut it off until they do. We should continue to monitor imports from China, but it’s not our job to do their routine testing for them.

[B-Chan]

It would be a classic Chinese move — no bees, no agriculture, more Chinese food imports laced with God knows what. Am a paranoid to wonder if the ChiComs are planning to poison our Precious Bodily Fluids? Or is this a strategem straight of our Sun Tzu?

[Milwaukee_Guy]

South Africa has banned all pet food ingredient imports from China.

A couple of States here have banned Chinese fish farm imports.

There should be no confidence in any food products made in China.

Effect an import ban until China pays us to send inspectors over there to check for ourselves.

[blam]

"Now just think, what can Hillary Clinton do to top her husband?"

Let 12 million people invade the country? Oh wait, Bush already did that.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

[the anti-liberal]

"I am sure the other Democrats can be equally lethal!"

Ain't that the scary truth. Lately, it's beginning to appear that the same might be said - to some extent- for many Republicans as well. Even more scary.

What's scarier still however, is the fact that many of the nameless and unelected worker bees in government, especially those who are members of worker's unions, tend to be Democrats and increasingly Liberal (what normal person wants a government job?). And many of these folks are there day in and day out, administration after administration.

[the anti-liberal]

It’s unfortunate that they don’t see it as an invasion. Somehow, this needs to put across and made clear.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, do you recall what Clemenceau once said about war? Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No, I don't think I do, sir, no. General Jack D. Ripper: He said war was too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he might have been right. But today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Mr.Tzu meet Mr.LeMay !!!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

General "Buck" Turgidson: Ahem... The Duty Officer asked General Ripper to confirm the fact that he *had* issued the go code, and he said, uh, "Yes gentlemen, they are on their way in, and no one can bring them back. For the sake of our country, and our way of life, I suggest you get the rest of SAC in after them. Otherwise, we will be totally destroyed by Red retaliation. Uh, my boys will give you the best kind of start, 1400 megatons worth, and you sure as hell won't stop them now, uhuh. Uh, so let's get going, there's no other choice. God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural... fluids. God bless you all" and he hung up."

[toomuchcoffee]

Yeahbut... the food chain in China, too. What would be the point?

[Milwaukee_Guy]

China has a huge population “problem”, so.....

[Hariq Ameltow]

It seems that CCD is not happening in organic Bee colonies.

Also, here is a beekeeping article that talks about using smaller sized cells to produce smaller, healthier bees. It seems that modern bees are about 25% larger than natural bees, and that extra size leads to Varroa mites.

[gotribe]

If any of these other roads lead to China, contamination on this scale is no coincidence or accident. There needs to be a response.

[John W]

“After eight weeks, the Great Pet Food Massacre is still unfolding.”

Why am I thinking the earliest word of this was longer ago than that?

[chgomac]

There was an article in our local paper about how our honeybees are dying......what got to me was a theory that humans will face starvation on a massive scale within a few years if we lose the bees!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Major T. J. "King" Kong: Well, boys, we got three engines out, we got more holes in us than a horse trader's mule, the radio is gone and we're leaking fuel and if we was flying any lower why we'd need sleigh bells on this thing... but we got one little budge on them Rooskies. At this height why they might harpoon us but they dang sure ain't gonna spot us on no radar screen!