Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the United States died, according to an extensive survey.
As soon as scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) caught wind of the die-offs, they sprang into action—but their efforts were slowed by a series of federal funding cuts and layoffs. 6 months later, USDA scientists finally identified a culprit.
According to a preprint posted last June, nearly all the dead colonies tested positive for bee viruses spread by parasitic mites. Alarmingly, every single one of the mites the researchers screened was resistant to amitraz, the only viable mite-specific pesticide—or miticide—of its kind left in humans’ arsenal.
Tracking the rise of miticide resistance is critical, experts say. Honey bees pollinate more than 90 commercial crops in the U.S., generate between $20 billion and $30 billion in agricultural revenue, and play a key role in keeping the U.S. food supply stable.
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🇺🇸BREAKING: U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through December 11, pushing the larger spending battle into the post-midterm period.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Asif: Türkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defense pact should NOT be exclusive
Asif claims the agreement should expand to other Muslim countries, urging them to set aside bilateral disputes and stand together ‘on this one platform’ like NATO
@clashreport You know I’d really like to understand this whole cocaine issue. If cocaine was such an issue you’d know every other individual who uses it just like marijuana. Why does it feel this way and yet it’s being spoken about like an epidemic?
BREAKING: A boil-water advisory has been issued for part of LA’s Koreatown after E. coli was detected in a routine water sample, according to LADWP.
The advisory impacts a highly residential area between 5th & 6th streets and Ardmore & Mariposa avenues. Thousands are estimated to be affected, with some businesses forced to close.
Officials say it is not related to the Boyle Heights warehouse fire.
'YOU GOT A WARRANT FOR THAT?!'
Norway police SPEEDRUN Orwell-like surveillance system — MONITOR man from apartment balcony 'without warrant'
Resident TAKES DOWN drone before confronting DUMBFOUNDED cops
This is biblical.
A woman in her eighties. Ten years into Alzheimer's. Hadn't spoken a full sentence in five years.
Takes one, 5 gram dose of psilocybin.
She slept 19 hours and woke up and spoke for hours about her life, recognized family and held real conversations. She regained bladder control after five years, walked on her own. and dressed herself. Gains held for weeks.