Another assumption is that genetically modified crops are increasingly gaining the upper hand. More and more monocultures are shaping the landscape; for milk and biogas plants. This requires vast quantities of toxic seed dressings, which leads to the plants becoming systemically toxic and killing every insect.
In addition, "permitted" pesticides, such as Biscaya®, which uses the active ingredient thiacloprid, are sprayed, but these are lethal to bees. Thiacloprid is classified as harmful to health: inhalation and ingestion, dangerous to the environment with suspected carcinogenic effects. It is also very toxic to aquatic organisms, as this active ingredient can have long-term harmful effects in bodies of water. These "treatments" eradicate even the smallest weeds and weeds, if they exist at all.
To be honest: take a closer look at this advertisement: Have you ever seen a robot eating rapeseed ????
A few years ago, BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, a non-governmental environmental and nature conservation organization based in Germany) sharply criticized the manufacturer's consumer information regarding the dangers of the active ingredients for bees. Stupid idea ... because the lawyers of Bayer AG (founded on August 1 by a twin and a Libra) then obtained an injunction forcing BUND to remove certain pages from the Internet.
A few months later, in spring 2015, the Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled that BUND could continue to state that two pesticide products manufactured by Bayer AG were dangerous for bees.
No agriculture without bees!
In the USA, over 90% of genetically modified seeds are used to grow monocultures, which explains the much higher exodus and mortality rate of bees. Many beekeepers have already given up beekeeping because the effort of starting all over again is becoming unbearable.
And please, I'm talking about beekeepers here, some of whom have been successfully looking after bees for decades!!!
Apparently there are a few giant horndogs (assholes) who prefer to look at the earth this way!
Shall I quote Albert Einstein again?
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