06
July
Bees are poisoned by pesticides in an apiary in the interior of RS
Check out this article about yet another record of the massive death of bees caused by the use of pesticides.
The couple from rural farmers in Santiago, Antonio Paulo Vargas and Rosangela Alberti Vargas, He lived moments of sadness Saturday, 22, to get one of their apiaries in Paradise location, within the municipality. All bees, distributed 49 boxes, They were poisoned with some kind of pesticide that left a strong smell in the rural property acquired in April by the couple. The loss is approximately R $ 50 one thousand. The 49 swarms were put in place for about 15 days.
On Tuesday, 18, the couple was on the property by checking the swarms and found that the bees were working in honey production. to return, in this Saturday, They found all the dead bees. The strong smell of chemical came from inside the boxes of bees. There were no signs of invasion on the farm.
The couple recorded occurrence of environmental crime in Precinct Police Service Ready Santiago. The case will be investigated by the Civil Police.
Despite the loss, beekeepers will start
Anthony and Rosangela defined as a "Jewish quarter" what they did and, despite the sadness at the situation, They will resume honey production work on the property. For this, however, They have to perform the fumigation of beehives and all the cleaning area before production starts again.
On Monday, Antônio Paulo will look for an institution that can analyze the bees in order to find out which pesticide was used to kill them.
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