Colony Collapse Disorder In Honeybees – Curated Articles Kept Up To Date... 
Another study adds to the buzz that a certain class of pesticides, called neonicotinoids, may be behind the bee-killing colony collapse disorder. But the findings have stirred up a hornet’s nest of objections from the pesticides’ manufacturer Bayer. Harvard University biologist Chensheng Lu found a correlation between an imidicloprid contaminated diet and one of the symptoms of colony collapse disorder.
Bayer is rebuffing the link between its use of insecticide and evidence that a contaminated diet leads to symptoms of colony collapse disorder in bees. 
A widely used family of pesticides may cause bees to lose their homing instincts and hinder the survival of their colonies, European researchers reported Thursday, suggesting that governments should re-examine their use.
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Even if you, for some insane reason, hate honey and never touch a drop of the stuff, you’ve probably eaten a bee-pollinated food today. Coconut? Bee pollinated. Almonds? Those too. Soybeans? 
With news that the U.S.honeybee population has been so devastated that some beekeepers will qualify for disaster relief dollars, comes a report from Purdue University that one of the causes of honeybee deaths is - as long suspected - neonicotinoids.'... 
Analyses of bees found dead in and around hives from several apiaries over two years in Indiana showed the presence of neonicotinoid insecticides, which are commonly used to coat corn and soybean seeds before planting. 
New information strengthens the case for the role of pesticides -- particularly those used in GMO corn -- in bees' decline. As you can imagine, the nation's beekeepers are upset. 
Honey bee feeding on sugar/honey spray.22nd Dec The honey bees seem to be quite clever and hang upside down from the leaf edge to get at the drops easier... 
When it comes time for honeybee swarm to split off from their mother colony and find a new place to live, something remarkable happens. To communicate most effectively, they organize themselves exactly like the neurons of a complex brain.
"It appears that the stop signals in bee swarms serve the same purpose as the inhibitory connections in the brains of monkeys deciding how to move their eyes in response to visual input. In one case we have bees and in the other we have neurons that suppress the activity levels of units – dancing bees or nerve centers – that are representing different alternatives. Bee behavior can shed some light on general issues of decision making. Bees are a lot bigger than neurons for sure, and may be easier to study!" Lastly, researchers have proved that the majority of colonies that are infested with varroa mites do not die off. Of the 34 highly infested colonies the researchers observed, only 5 died off within the first 3 weeks (Cargel, & Rinderer, 2009, p. 10). Clearly varroa mites are not fatal enough to be the cause of CCD. All of this evidence piles up to reach the conclusion that varroa mites are not very likely to be the cause of CCD. 
Scientists still haven't figured out exactly what's causing Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's likely that the culprit is a combination of factors. But they do know this: Some pesticides harm honeybee immunity, and these chemicals may be contributing to Colony Collapse Disorder. 
An internal EPA memo leaked Wednesday shows that the agency has been ignoring warnings from its own scientists about the possible pollinator-killing side effects of clothianidin, a Bayer pesticide the EPA approved for widespread use on... |
Monsanto has purchased a research company whose mission is to combat the massive die off of honeybees—a problem blamed in part on the biotech giant’s genetically modified corn. Last fall, Monsanto quietly purchased Beeologics, which is “dedicated to restoring bee health and protecting the future of insect pollination,” by combating Colony Collapse Disorder, according to the company’s website 
Beekeepers & Environmental Groups to EPA: Pesticide Approval is “Irresponsible” & “Damaging.” Over 1 million urge EPA to suspend use of pesticide harmful to bees, fix broken regulatory system 
LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered ways in which even low doses of widely used pesticides (a neonicotinoid named thiamethoxam and another named imidacloprid) can harm bumblebees and honeybees, interfering with their homing abilities and making them lose weight - contributing to deaths in winter http://www.biobees.com CCD is caused by pesticides. Specifically, neonicotinoids in a synergistic combination that is yet to be fully understood. That is the... (Colony Collapse Disorder: It's Pesticides, Stupid! le peuple des abeilles (For an amazing collection of #honeybee photos visit ÉRIC TOURNERET, the bee photographer.)... Acaricide, a chemical used against Varroa mites that infect honeybees, appears to render bees more susceptible to deformed wing virus infections, according to research published in the January issue of the journal Applied and Environmental...
"The Varroa mite is currently the main pathogen linked to colony collapse disorder among European honey bees worldwide." (Rubbish - it is NOT the main culprit) 
Grist: Unusual honeybee die-offs have become so severe that some US beekeepers will qualify for disaster relief funds... 
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The disappearance of bee colonies around the world could ravage agriculture -- and it's all our fault. ... 
"...There are another seven hives down at the bee yard by my house. Here the news wasn't quite as good. All but two colonies were healthy. I had one colony that was totally missing, a symptom of Colony Collapse Disorder, and I had another colony that had starved..." 
With Colony Collapse Disorder consistently chipping away at our global honeybee population, the art of beekeeping has become more important than ever. |
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