I had bees all over my bee proof hummingbird feeder. I loved them. They would follow me to the car. One got in my apartment and flew straight to the light in the kitchen. I got him in a jar by him climbing on some red yarn and took him outside. Never once, even when having to reach up and refill feeder, did I get stung. Came home next day and have not seen a single bee since. Maintenance sprays. It says so in our lease. Right before the warning about the cancer causing agents in the spray they use around our home and flowers and water, pets etc. and even left the pump spray container 1/2 full full until I threw it in the trash. I can not believe how we continually rape our own planet by killing the very creatures who keep us alive.

As you can see from the statistics the problem is localized in the southern part of Brazil. Public Attorney from the state of Rio Grande do Sul has requested the suspension of the use of Fipronil in its foliar version that seems to be the cause of the bee deaths. Most possibly the product will be taken off the market.

Again, just like int he U.S. everything is EXACTLY as the current president promised in the election campaign. He was/is backed by international money and supported by a substantial part of the population. Most of them evangelicals so they don't give a f*ck about the planet dying because they believe that Jesus will save them in The Rapture.

To put this into perspective, there are on average 50,000 bees in a hive in summer, so we are talking about 10,000 hives. Most countries average 10% losses of hives per year (Google annual colony loss survey). I don't know how many hives Brazil has, but NZ where I am has around 800,000 registered hives. However Fipronil should never be sprayed on crops or used in a sugar based bait as it's absolute death to hives.

It's like these people don't care about the planet they are leaving their children, grandchildren etc. Look at all the changes Trump has made that will only worsen climate change, it's like he's single-handedly trying to torch the Earth, I didn't realize he has so much help. And we know DT has grandkids so what is he thinking? That the rich will always be taken care of? I can't figure it out.

Once bees and frogs go ... We doomed..:(

Did you know that 80% of all crops planted go to feed livestock (I hate this word, calling sentient beings 'stock') - Humans eat only 20% of all edible plants. - What can we do for our planet and survival of our children, grandchildren? Plenty, after all, we are the perpetrators of global destruction. 1. Think hard before you vote; force politicians to take a stand on environmental issues. 2. make your carbon footprint as small as possible, change your diet - you can do it, it's not hard, your body, the environment, and the suffering farm animals will thank you for it (I do not expect everybody go vegan, but reduce consumption of meat, dairy, and eggs, please) Americans alone eat more than one million animals per hour. Animal agriculture is a major contributor to our planet's most significant environmental threats, greater than car and industrial pollution. - 3. Yes. human overpopulation and urban sprawl is another major player in destruction of planet Earth and all religi

That's a whole alot for Brazil, as for the economy not a good look for them, people might have to suffer.

Boycott anything produced in Brazil! We as consumers need to take this into our own hands.

I picture Earth as a healthy, thriving body. Then humans are the cancer that comes in and completely destroys every healthy cell before killing it's host, and then ultimately itself. It's hard to be proud to be a human being anymore...we're toxic. :/

And people still keep asking me why I don't want kids?! Why would I bring children to a world that is close to being ruined, there will be nothing left for the future generation if we continue at this rate. People are getting greedier and greedier and it will be the end of us... No bees, no people.

My food doesn't come from the Amazon... I'd be more worried about my oxygen.

They're also using neonicotinides (pesticides) which are banned in the EU for the very reason that they kill bees. However, it seems that the new president of Brazil is allowing the relaxation of the rules, so the farmers are using cheap products on their crops - which in turn, are killing the bees. This is the same president that has lifted the rules on forest clearing by fire to facilitate cattle grazing that has led to the dreadful fires that we see now, destroying vast swathes of the Amazon rainforest. He needs removing from office before he allows any more catastrophic behaviour. And we need to stop buying and eating beef|!

I think what we are doing to the earth (and ultimately to ourselves) pretty well sums up "the tragedy of the commons".

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We don't want bees dying, and maybe there's things to be done about it, BUT there is also artificial pollination technology. So the end of bees wouldn't really mean the end of agriculture, in all likelihood.

Don't say a word about Brazil, or you'll be called ignorant and maniplated. Proceed at your own risk.

Start handed out packets of flower and berry seeds to people you'd be surprised what a difference that can make. Be sure to give instructions on the packet so people don't get impatient and just throw them away

This is heartbreaking. If you look past their upfront use to humans, they're amazing little creatures, little buddies. I absolutely love bees, have been around lots of them, and I've never gotten stung. One even landed on my arm, and it was adorable!!! There were tons of bees at a family member's house, too, (they had lots of flowers), but the family was afraid of them hurting their kids. Whenever I went over for holidays and stuff, I loved seeing all these bees around, though they scared the kiddos. About a week ago, I went to their house and saw tons of these honeybees dead. Apparently, they used some kind of pesticide. Picked up one, lil bee died like he was waving his arm. Rest In Peace, lil fruends!

Why is Brazil being allowed to do this when it affects the ENTIRE WORLD!

This makes me sad.

STOP EATING SO MUCH MEAT!!

"When we put ourselves above other sentient beings and abuse them, torture them, murder them, we further separate ourselves from the whole. This is the same thinking that views the earth as a "resource for life" as opposed to "source of all life". A very big difference; live with gratitude for all life." - Tricia Dunn ......that is the only way to survive, please, please keep it in mind in everything you do. Thank you for your understanding and compassion.

.....and all religions bear most the blame, they are against ALL forms of contraception, even vasectomy. Women want and need to be educated and independent so they would have fewer children in the later age and not be forced into a marriage at age 12 - 14 and be impregnated by fifty + old male. - We all can do a lot to save our planet and ourselves by changing our lifestyle and actively advocating for change. 4. Please, do not defend "your" country if your elected officials are undoubtedly responsible for wrong, destructive policies, it does not benefit you or anybody else. "Unless there is a comprehensive shift in how the world eats, there is no likelihood of ....meeting the Paris Agreement." - E. Lancet Commission "There is a single being which can transform CO2 to oxygen, which is the tree." - Sebastian Salgado "Compassion is the chief law of human existence." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky