An explanation for the cause of colony collapse disorder?
Last month, researchers at the University of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a study that is the first to identify a single cause of the colony collapse disorder that has been killing off bees across the world. Please find below a selection of articles and blog posts on the matter published since then:
- DNA clue to honey bee deaths (BBC)
- Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder Identified? (The Daily Green)
- Scientists discover virus that could explain drop in bee population
(The Times)
- Bee genome gives killer clue to colony collapse disorder (New Scientist)
- Genome Study May Have Solved Bee Colony Collapse Mystery (SustainableBusiness.com)
- Pesticides still suspect for bee problems (Green Chemicals)
- Missing Bees? More Reasons Why and How to Help (Greening Families)
- Disappearing bees are lost in translation
(Not Exactly Rocket Science)
- Bee Genome Study Reveals Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (Environment News Service)