Sentences with phrase «although colony collapse»

Although colony collapse does not affect bumblebees, they are under much greater threat of extinction than honeybees.

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Although you're probably aware that I've switched to maple syrup, coconut nectar and rice malt syrup for my weekly baking, we still use honey on occasion (usually atop porridge or Weetbix) and issues of colony collapse are constantly on my mind.

Although such «hygienic bees» would eliminate the need for antibiotic applications in hives, Spivak admits that they are unlikely to provide a long - term solution to Colony Collapse Disorder.

Although theories abound, no smoking gun has emerged and the cause of colony collapse disorder remains a mystery

Researchers named such disappearances «colony collapse disorder,» although the term quickly became a metonym for all the maladies afflicting honeybees.

«Although insecticides were acknowledged as contributing to the demise of bee colonies, in most of the key studies into the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, scientists emphasized the factors causing the most significant problems for honey bees were Varroa mites and the viruses they transmit to honey bees,» he said.

There still isn't a definitive answer to what causes bee colonies to collapse, Berenbaum concluded, although many scientists point to a combination of viral threats, poor diet and the combination of pesticides and fungicides as the disorder culprits.

Although that would of course be much more convenient when trying to solve the problem, research shows Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, that sudden die - off of bee populations in Europe, North America and Asia, can not be attributed to one single... Continue reading →

The cause of the die - offs, known as colony collapse disorder, is unknown, although numerous factors could be responsible including starvation, viruses, mites, pesticide exposure and climate change, according to the authority.

So, the cause of sudden colony collapse remains a bit mysterious, although some positive candidates are emerging.

Although bees have been getting the spotlight for Colony Collapse Disorder, bats are suffering from «the most precipitous wildlife decline in the past century in North America,» according to biologists.