Virus May Be Cause of US Honeybee Deaths

Associated Press ^ | September 06, 2007 | ANDREW BRIDGES

[decimon]

The little pollinators should declare beehad on the Israelis and the Australians.

[Abathar]

*Whew* - I was thinking they might ban all WIFI for a while...

[TLI]

What? You mean it isn’t cellphones?

[Ancesthntr]

The scientists report using a novel genetic technique and old-fashioned statistics to identify Israeli acute paralysis virus as the latest potential culprit....

Wait for it...wait for it...here it comes...from the small minds of moonbats and moon-worshippers everywhere: "Ahah! I knew it - its those damned JOOOOOOS again."

[OB1kNOb]

Well, I’ll bee!

[Ancesthntr]

Scientists previously have found blasting emptied hives with radiation apparently kills whatever infectious agent that causes the disorder.

If this was 1957, there'd be a really crappy film out about 50-foot bees next week, produced for about $122.87.

[decimon]

"Ahah! I knew it - its those damned JOOOOOOS again."

And the ROOOOOS. Don't forget the ROOOOOS.

[LibWhacker]

No, no, no, it’s global warming!

[MaxMax]

Darn, I was hoping for global warming. Maybe later.

[Badeye]

ROTFLMAO!

Damned if that wasn’t the first thought that came to mind with me.

[nina0113]

You’d think somebody would have learned from the African bee importation problems (yes, I know the killer-bee movies were junk). Guess not.

[tgslTakoma]

Of course, it’s because of Global Warming that the virus survives long enough to kill off so many hives.

[mtbopfuyn]

Ah, so the honey bees are stressed.

[HenpeckedCon]

You beat me to it.

[DvdMom]

Missing HoneyBee Ping

[agere_contra]

“Listen to me! There’s no bee here ... there’s no bee here ... “

Surely Michael Caine has never had a finer role.

[WakeUpAndVote]

OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

It’s Bush’s fault.

So there.

[GreyFriar]

Bee - utiful?

[decimon]

Surely Michael Caine has never had a finer role.

Sir Alfie Michael Caine.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I’ve heard of a number of causes. Cellphones, Merit (sp?) the stuff that kills grubs in Scott’s fertilizers & now a virus. I guess they really don’t know what the cause is for sure. I must admit that the virus seems the most plausible.