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Bees are dying!

8/22/2011

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Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a relatively new phenomenon that affects many different species of bees. All flowering plants need bees to survive. Bumblebees (genus Bombus) are close relatives of honey bees (genus Apis) and many species of both bees are dying.

What is killing them? Everything from fungi, viruses, pesticides to cell phones have been implicated in their deaths which is often seen as an abandonment of the hive as bees seemingly go off to die.  Specific causative agents include mites, the fungus
Nosema apis, Israel acute paralysis virus, Invertebrate iridescent virus, the pesticide clothianidin, and cell phone radiation to name a few. While there may be multiple causes or perhaps combinational effects, it is unclear if there is any commonality among these deaths.  None of the mentioned pathogens are infectious for humans.

Make no mistake about it, without bees, it will be a less colorful and fruitful world.


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    Lloyd Turtinen is a  Professor Emeritus of Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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