Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is most likely not a single-source occurrence, but a complex issue arising from a range of practices with unfavorable cumulative effects. Scientists have attributed bee deaths to bacterial and viral infections, pesticide poisoning and mite infestation, none of which are particularly novel, so why haven’t bees, like many other insects, adapted to these external disease factors?
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The Honeybee Lesson
Posted in Science, tagged agriculture, bee inbreeding, bee population, colony collapse disorder, commercial honeybees, decline, environmental issues, farming, honeybee, monoculture, pollination, senterra, senterra consulting on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
