More on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) from around the web
Another round-up of online press and research covering the debate on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the name given to an apparent global decline in the pollinating bee population. Comments and link contributions are welcomed – look for the ‘Comments’ link at the base of this post.
Press
Trying to Diagnose the Disappearing Bees (Voice of Sandiego.org)
10 Possible Causes of Colony Collapse Disorder (About.com)
Scientists Untangle Multiple Causes of Bee Colony Disorder (Environment News Service)
Habitat loss and disease are bees’ bane, not pesticides (Farmers Weekly Interactive)
Pesticides blamed for killing bees (Telegraph.co.uk)
Global Honey Bee Population Increasing, Despite Local Losses (ecoworldly.com)
Mysterious decline in bee population creates worry (WorldFocusOnline via YouTube)
General reference
Colony collapse disorder (Wikipedia)
Colony collapse disorder – Possible causes and research (Wikipedia)
Research
Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study
(van Engelsdorp et al. plosone.org)
Honeybee colony collapse due to Nosema ceranae in professional apiaries
(Higes et al. Environmental Microbiology Reports, via Wiley InterScience)
Distribution and decline of British bumblebees
(Williams / Natural History Museum UK)
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This is such a great source of information. Pesticides just don’t work for wildlife on so many levels. The debate on the actual impact pesticides like Neonicotinoids have upon bees is still in full swing. So the more informed we all are, the better.
Thanks for your comment, Help Save Bees. We’ll be adding more content on bees soon, watch this space!…