What really causes CCD among honeybees?
Question by Paul: What really causes CCD among honeybees?
Colony collapse disorder seems to be increasing in US! Can honeybees become extinct from this problem? Will the fruit industry be devastated? What is the current status of this problem?
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the pesticides, they made the connection last year and have stopped using them in the US. kinda like how they closed guantanamo bay
purloincloth
July 29, 2013 at 7:51 am
A combination of toxic chemicals and pathogens are probably to blame for colony collapse disorder in honeybees, according to a study conducted by researchers at Washington State University.
Researchers conducted careful studies to uncover contributors to the disorder, in which seemingly healthy bees simply vanish from a hive, leaving the queen and a handful of newly hatched adults behind.
The researchers acquired used hives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, finding that they had “fairly high levels of pesticide residue.” When bees were raised in these hives, they had “significantly reduced longevity,” the researchers said.
information regarding impact at link below
protexya
July 29, 2013 at 8:22 am