Dr Sainuddin Pakattazhy, a zoology expert from S N College, Punalur says, “We have documented a 60 per cent decrease in the population of honeybees and sparrows in Kerala.”

The US has lost 35 per cent of its bee population, and is losing eight per cent more every year
Honeybees are predicted to be extinct in the US by 2035, just from loss of habitat, pesticides and parasites. After Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), it’s likely to happen much sooner. Since 1960, beekeeping has been reported to cost from $3 to $180 per hive in the US currently. In 2006, US beekeepers had to import bees for the first time in 80 years

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The problem (Vanishing of honey bees) first appeared in America in the winter of 2004, when many beekeepers across the country found that their bees had suddenly vanished, leaving behind empty hives. Since then scientists have failed to find a single cause for it.
“Everybody knows this is about the varroa mite, the nosema pest and a number of fungal and viral diseases,” said Dr Julian Little, a UK spokesman for Bayer CropScience.(Independent, September 30, 2009)

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Endosulfan is safe on honeybees. The article posted on Guardian.co.uk reports the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee population and causing colony collapse. Endosulfan is only pesticide that is soft on pollinators and predators targeting only pests.

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Indian tea exports likely to drop on pesticide norms
ROHIT KHANNA
 
Posted online: Sep 22, 2009 at 2334 hrs
 
The tea industry in India could hit a road block as a commonly used pesticide Endosulfan is likely to face a global ban after the Stockholm Convention in Geneva next month.
The Indian tea industry, which has not sounded alarm [...]

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Why the distribution chain substitutes Endosulfan demand

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Endosulfan blends pest management with pollination

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“Why does no one ask for our opinions?”
I was at a loss for words.
I had just completed a lecture on PIC and POP and how the United Nations helps India manage its pesticide business.  I dwelt on how a veterinarian from Spain with a private business of his own, had convinced a committee in Stockholm, [...]

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The boss is always right.
“Farmers in Brazil are like business tycoons in India. They function as Mayors. All that matters is the international trade price of soybeans. Aerial spraying of pesticides is inevitable. The European influence is irresistible.  No one cares for the indigenous people. The whole country is centered in the Mato Grosso.”
My colleagues [...]

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