Bee colony collapse: A hyper-polygenic trait?

Honeybee: Wikimedia Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a sudden dying-out of a honeybee colony.  Among other things, the bees--of most or all...

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Neonicotinoids and colony collapse disorder - err on the side of caution, or just a distraction??

The cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) in honey bees is not yet understood, but even so the European Commission decided on Monday to ba...

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Make a bee-line for truly important research!

You may think it's been too cold too long, but this was a really hard winter for honeybees.  Winters take their toll on bees even in a g...

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More on honey bees in the NYT

The New York Times today has an update on honey bees and colony collapse disorder ("Saving Bees: What We Know Now"), including an...

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Colony collapse disorder solved?

Investigators may be on the verge of explaining colony collapse disorder (CCD), or the to-date unexplained demise of one third of the honey ...

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