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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Colony Collapse Disorder Working Group
  • Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:52:05 -0700


Do GM crops have anything to do with this? How do we know?

Colony Collapse Disorder Working Group
http://www.ento.psu.edu/MAAREC/pressReleases/ColonyCollapseDisorderWG.html

During 2006, an alarming number of honey bee colonies began to die across
the continental United States. Subsequent investigations suggest these
outbreaks of unexplained colony collapse were experienced by beekeepers for
at least the last two years. Reports of similar die offs are documented in
beekeeping literature, with outbreaks possibly occurring as long ago as
1896. The current phenomenon, without a recognizable underlying cause,
has been tentatively termed “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD), and
threatens the pollination industry and production of commercial honey in
the United States.

To better understand the cause(s) of this disease and with the hope of
eventually identifying strategies to prevent further losses, a group of
researchers, extension agents, and regulatory officials was formed. This
group represents a diverse number of institutions including Bee Alert
Technology, Inc. (a bee technology transfer company affiliated with the
University of Montana), The Pennsylvania State University, the USDA/ARS,
the Florida Department of Agriculture, and the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture.

Broadly this group has identified its mandate as: “Exploring the cause
or causes of honey bee colony collapse and finding appropriate strategies
to reduce colony loss in the future”.

CCD Working Group Summary of Purpose and Responsibility

Fall Dwindle Disease (Now renamed Colony Collapse Disorder) Preliminary
Report

Fall Dwindle Disease talk - Austin, Texas (2/07)

CCD Podcast: listen online by selecting "Browse all of Honey Bees in
Crisis", and then click on "Colony Collapse Disorder". Or subscribe to the
RSS feed for iTunes.

How beekeepers can help:

Complete the survey found at www.beesurvey.com

Colony Collapse Disorder Press Release (1/30/2007)







  • [Livingontheland] Colony Collapse Disorder Working Group, TradingPostPaul, 02/20/2007

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