Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 6, 2023 21:25:51 GMT -5
naturalwestmichigan.com/first-honeybee-vaccine-approved
"According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 100 U.S. crops depend on pollination by honeybees and other insects. Safeguarding commercial honeybee colonies is critical to food production as there has been an alarming population decline in wild species due to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis.
Recently, the USDA granted a two-year conditional license for a vaccine that protects honeybees from American foulbrood disease (AFB), a widespread, destructive ailment. The non-GMO inoculation will initially be available to commercial beekeepers and can be used in organic agriculture.
Prior to this booster, the only treatment method for AFB required beekeepers to burn the infected hives and equipment. According to vaccine manufacturer Dalan Animal Health, their vaccination is incorporated into the royal jelly, which worker bees feed to the queen. Once ingested, fragments of the treatment are deposited in the queen’s ovaries, providing developing larvae AFB immunity as they hatch."
My notes: Vaxxes are not the only way to help heal. How about finding out WHY bees are dying. Technology. Pollution. Fix those problems for long-term solutions not short-term where Bigwigs don’t know what the repercussions will be down the road.
Safe for organic agriculture just because it doesn't contain GMOs? They clearly do NOT know the meaning of the word “organic”. It’s no GMOs but also no pesticides & other toxins.
This is definitely something I'm going to have to keep an eye on. If people choose to do vaxxes, that is their choice but I don't appreciate it being pushed in our food & cosmetic supply.
"According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 100 U.S. crops depend on pollination by honeybees and other insects. Safeguarding commercial honeybee colonies is critical to food production as there has been an alarming population decline in wild species due to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis.
Recently, the USDA granted a two-year conditional license for a vaccine that protects honeybees from American foulbrood disease (AFB), a widespread, destructive ailment. The non-GMO inoculation will initially be available to commercial beekeepers and can be used in organic agriculture.
Prior to this booster, the only treatment method for AFB required beekeepers to burn the infected hives and equipment. According to vaccine manufacturer Dalan Animal Health, their vaccination is incorporated into the royal jelly, which worker bees feed to the queen. Once ingested, fragments of the treatment are deposited in the queen’s ovaries, providing developing larvae AFB immunity as they hatch."
My notes: Vaxxes are not the only way to help heal. How about finding out WHY bees are dying. Technology. Pollution. Fix those problems for long-term solutions not short-term where Bigwigs don’t know what the repercussions will be down the road.
Safe for organic agriculture just because it doesn't contain GMOs? They clearly do NOT know the meaning of the word “organic”. It’s no GMOs but also no pesticides & other toxins.
This is definitely something I'm going to have to keep an eye on. If people choose to do vaxxes, that is their choice but I don't appreciate it being pushed in our food & cosmetic supply.