Colony Collapse Disorder
There is a terrable epidemic going on with the bees right now, scientist have named this issue:
Colony Collapse DisorderFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colony Collapse Disorder (or CCD) is a little-understood phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or Western honeybee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearance has a long-standing history of occurring, the term Colony Collapse Disorder was originally applied to perceived disappearances of Western honey bee colonies in a minority of regions of North America in late 2006.[1]
European beekeepers observed a similar phenomenon in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain,[2] and initial reports have also come in from Switzerland and Germany, albeit to a lesser degree.[3] Possible cases of CCD have also been reported in Taiwan since April 2007.[4]
The cause (or causes) of the syndrome is not yet well understood. Theories include environmental change-related stresses,[5] malnutrition, pathogens (i.e., disease[6] including Israel acute paralysis virus[7][8]), mites, pesticides such as neonicotinoids or imidacloprid, radiation from cellular phones or other man-made devices,[9] and genetically modified (GM) crops with pest control characteristics such as transgenic maize.[10][11]
April 21st, 2008 at 4:12 pm I have heard that a major issue going on with the bees sudden disappearance is that there are African bees, that look identical to the honey bee, and are going into the hives and laying their eggs. After this the worker bees finish preparing the catacombs, but their genetics don't match up so no honeybees are being born. A relative of mine saw this on the discovery channel.
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