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PRO/AH> Colony collapse disorder, apis – USA: increased losses

Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownA prolonged and mysterious die-off of the nation's honeybees, a trend worrisome both to beekeepers and farmers who depend on the insects to pollinate their crops, apparently worsened last year [2014].In an annual survey released [Wed 13 May 2015] by the Bee Informed Partnership, a consortium of universities and research laboratories, about 5000 beekeepers reported losing 42.1 per cent of their colonies in the 12 month period that ended in April [2015]. That Read more [...]