Phrases with «colony losses»

"Colony losses" refers to the decrease in the number of colonies of bees or other social insects in an area. It means that a significant number of these colonies have died or disappeared, impacting the overall population of these insects in that particular region. Full definition

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Sentences with «colony losses»

The best way to track this would be by looking at colony losses over time or wild bee numbers, but that data isn't available going back very far. (livinglandpermaculture.com)
«High number of pesticides within colonies linked to honey bee deaths: Some compounds commonly regarded as «bee - safe» could be a major contributor to honey bee colony losses in North America.» (sciencedaily.com)
Although USDA and EPA have taken «numerous actions to protect the health of honey bees and other species of bees,» beekeepers «continue to report rates of colony losses that they say are not economically sustainable,» the GAO audit says. (sciencemag.org)
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Phrases with «colony losses»

Sentences with «colony losses»

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