Sentences with phrase «including colony collapse»
The challenge this time is to identify variations in the buzz that can be linked to disease, including colony collapse disorder — a mysterious ailment that has weakened colonies around the world.
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A team of entomologists from the University of Illinois found a possible link between feeding high fructose corn syrup and the collapse of the honeybee colonies around the world saying, «The widespread apicultural use of honey substitutes, including high - fructose corn syrup, may thus compromise the ability of honey bees to cope with pesticides and pathogens and contribute to colony losses.»
Vanishing Bees takes us inside the debates over widespread honeybee deaths, introducing the various groups with a stake in solving the mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), including beekeepers, entomologists, growers, agrichemical companies, and government regulators.
If this is the case, this will be one more instance of people spreading a devastating disease to vulnerable organisms; the list already potentially includes the chytrid fungus, which is devastating global amphibian populations, and colony collapse disorder seen in honeybee populations, among more clear - cut cases, such as the American chestnut blight.
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.