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Scientists Discover What's Killing the Bees and it's Worse than You Thought
Scientists Discover What's Killing the Bees and it's Worse than You Thought
Scientists had struggled to find the trigger for so-called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) that has wiped out an estimated 10 million beehives, worth $2 billion, over the past six years. Suspects have included pesticides, disease-bearing parasites and poor nutrition. But in a first-of-its-kind study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Department of Agriculture have identified a witch’s brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen that bees collect to feed their hives.
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”
― Albert Einstein
Research Article
Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptibility to the Gut Pathogen Nosema ceranae
Jeffery S. Pettis,
Elinor M. Lichtenberg,
Michael Andree,
Jennie Stitzinger,
Robyn Rose,
Dennis vanEngelsdorp
PLOS ONE: Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptibility to the Gut Pathogen Nosema ceranae
Scientists Discover What's Killing the Bees and it's Worse than You Thought
Scientists had struggled to find the trigger for so-called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) that has wiped out an estimated 10 million beehives, worth $2 billion, over the past six years. Suspects have included pesticides, disease-bearing parasites and poor nutrition. But in a first-of-its-kind study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Department of Agriculture have identified a witch’s brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen that bees collect to feed their hives.
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”
― Albert Einstein
Research Article
Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptibility to the Gut Pathogen Nosema ceranae
Jeffery S. Pettis,
Elinor M. Lichtenberg,
Michael Andree,
Jennie Stitzinger,
Robyn Rose,
Dennis vanEngelsdorp
PLOS ONE: Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptibility to the Gut Pathogen Nosema ceranae
