Honey bees are disappearing here too, so I was interested to read the following:
"Jul 13: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan announced that USDA researchers have finalized an action plan for dealing with colony collapse disorder (CCD) of honey bees. The CCD is characterized by the sudden and mysterious die-off of honey bee colonies [See WIMS 4/4/07]. Buchanan said, "There were enough honey bees to provide pollination for U.S. agriculture this year, but beekeepers could face a serious problem next year and beyond. This action plan provides a coordinated framework to ensure that all of the research that needs to be done is covered in order to get to the bottom of the CCD problem."
Read more: http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/2007/07/usda-releases-bee-colony-collapse.html or the official release here: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2007/070713.htm
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I've done some work on Colony Collapse Disorder people may find interesting:
http://collapse.bravehost.com/ Eric J. Lindblom PhD
Just seen a PBS programme that points to the IAPV virus.
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