Mr. Huang, who lives in Nanyu Town, Fuzhou, asked the gang for help, saying that he was a beekeeper, and when he came to the bee garden early in the morning of October 28, he found that his bees had died in a large area, and it was roughly estimated that 90% of the bees in the bee garden were dead.
Only 4 of the 51 boxes of bees survived The beekeeper smelled suspected pesticides at the site
When the reporter arrived, Mr. Huang was sadly cleaning up the hive.
Mr. Huang said he had been beekeeping since four years ago, and the other day he thought he would be able to collect honey in more than ten days, but hope collapsed on October 28.
Beekeepers: There are traces of liquid spraying at the entrance and exit of the hive
Mr. Huang said that a rough estimate of about 100,000 bees died, causing him a lot of losses. Based on the smell of suspected pesticides at the scene and the fact that the bees died overnight, he thought that the bees were artificially poisoned, so he immediately compared the hives of the dead bees with the hives of the surviving bees, and sure enough, he found the clues.
Mr. Huang
There is monitoring on the road, and there is no monitoring in the venue. Many people in my village keep bees, and I have not had conflicts with others during my beekeeping period.
The on-site reporter noticed that Mr. Huang's bee garden is located next to the sidewalk, there is a monitoring equipment across the road, Mr. Huang also reported to the police on the same day, and went to the police station to check the road monitoring, but because the trees on both sides of the sidewalk grow very densely, some angles may be blocked, so it is still in further obtaining clues.
Beekeepers want to find out why bees are dying
In addition to finding out the cause of the death of the bees, the reporter also reminded Mr. Huang that the top priority is to properly place the only 4 boxes of bees first, and on the day of the interview, the reporter also reflected the situation to the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Bureau of Fuzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
The reporter learned from the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Section of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Bureau that if the follow-up needs to be identified, they are also willing to cooperate with the police to conduct some identification. So in what kind of situation or environment will be the bees die in a large area?
Professionals: The possibility of poisoning is high, and the timely cleaning is timely to avoid harming the surviving bees
The reporter found Vice Dean Chen of the College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science) of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University to help analyze it.
Chen Dafu, Vice President of the College of Animal Science (College of Bee Science) of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Now there are two situations so suddenly, one is poisoning, and the second is hunger. Starvation is relatively less likely to cause overnight death than poisoning, so I think poisoning is the most likely.
Vice President Chen also said that the possibility of Mr. Huang's bees dying due to the influence of the weather is also very small, because the bees will only die in particularly cold conditions. At the same time, For how to resettle the surviving bees, Vice President Chen also gave suggestions.
The reporter conveyed the suggestion to Mr. Huang, who also said that he would deal with it as soon as possible to minimize the loss. On the day of the interview, Mr. Huang just received a notice from the police to take a record, so the reporter and Mr. Huang went to the Nanyu police station together.
At present, the local police have intervened
The reporter learned from the staff of the Nanyu police station that at present, they have intervened to understand the matter, and also notified the parties to make a record, and whether the matter is man-made or other reasons, the follow-up investigation will also be carried out. We will continue to pay attention to this.