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Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
Posted by Greg Laden on May 6, 2013
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We recently discussed news from the EU on banning neonicotinoid pesticides in order to stem the so called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) among honey bees. Bug Girl has an important guest post on the phenomenon of CCD by bee expert Doug Yanega. This is a must read not only for those interested in bees and…
Do Neonicotinoid Pesticides Contributed to the Complex Thing We Call Bee Colony Collapse?
Posted by Greg Laden on March 30, 2012 A commonly used insecticide, and possibly an increasingly widely used form of that pesticide, could be a causal factor in bee colony collapse. It is not 100% certain that this pesticide’s effects can be counted as one of the causes this problem, but there is a very good chance that neonicotinoids can cause a drop…
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