Well, talk about thread drift, from an ancient volcano waking up to unexplainable decrease in European honeybee populations in North America. Believe me, the bee industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and those involved are pursuing every avenue to discover the cause and treatment of whatever vector(s) may be involved. No one is pooh-poohing this situation. Sometimes the rivets just work themselves out. Great strides have been taken and more are now being instituted to reduce human interference via certain chemicals, etc. which effect the environs of beneficial insects. We are not doing nothing!

As for volcanoes and chainsaws, file this under little known or at least little reported facts. There are now more trees in North America than when Europeans first arrived. Forests are a renewable resource. I'm all for hanging onto what we now have in terms of old-growth forests. The pillaging of the last century and a half is over. Let it be over. But also how about a little praise for some far-sighted folks who have learned how to manage a forest as a crop which provides habitat for many generations of woodland creatures until harvest and then that same harvest causes minimal displacement and discomfort for the same creatures as other forests nearby are coming on line also. It can be done and it is being done. Now, if we can just find a way of taking care of these pesky volcanoes!