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Honey bees are essential for production of over 90 food crops. In 2006, for unknown reasons, honey bee colonies suddenly began to die across the U.S. The losses threaten the honey and pollination industries, and researchers are looking for causes and remedies.

Disappearing Honey Bees
WAMU 88.5FM.
(5/10/07) Audio file of Diane Rehm Show features Dr. Kevin Hackett of USDA, Michael Embrey, beekeeper and entomologist at the University of Maryland, and Dennis vanEngelsdorp, acting state apiarist for Pennsylvania.

Genetic Survey Finds Association Between CCD and Virus
USDA. ARS News Service.
Reports an association between CCD and Israeli acute paralysis virus. Researchers used high-throughput sequencing and genomic libraries to identify the pathogen, which can be transmitted by varroa mite.

Honey, The Numbers Don't Lie: Bees Are In Long-Term Decline
Daily Green.
(3/5/09) Blog post by Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, looks at the National Agricultural Statistics Service numbers on beehives, honey production, and honey prices.

Imported Bees Not Source of Virus Associated with Colony Collapse Disorder
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Scientists from the Beltsville Bee Research Laboratory report that without question, IAPV has been in this country since at least 2002, challenging the idea that the virus is a recent introduction from Australia.

Improving Honey Bee Health: Coordinated Areawide Program Is Under Way
USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Agricultural Research Magazine.
Describes research at ARS bee laboratories around the country under the new "5-year Areawide Program To Improve Honey Bee Health, Survivorship, and Pollination Availability." For more on honey bees, see the February 2008 issue of Agricultural Research.

The Latest Buzz about Colony Collapse Disorder
Science Magazine.
This is a 2/8/2008 letter contradicting the 10/12/2007 paper "A Metagenomic Survey of Microbes in Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder." Included is a rebuttal by the authors of that earlier article.

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data
San Francisco Chronicle.
Reports on lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council against the Environmental Protection Agency concerning disclosure of documents about Clothianidin, a neonicotinoid pesticide.

A Minute with May Berenbaum
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum offers her comments on CCD, progress in bee genetics, and the importance of pollinator conservation.

Mysterious Honeybee Killer Could Make Dinner Bland
Associated Press; High Plains Journal.
Includes comments from USDA's top bee scientists. Reports that the top suspects are a parasite, an unknown virus, some kind of bacteria, pesticides, or a combination of two of the top four suspects, with one factor weakening the bee and the second killing it.

News about Honey Bees
Google.
Lists and links to stories in the media about honey bees. Coverage has been heavy since CCD was reported in the fall of 2006.

No Single Villain Behind Honey-Bee Colony Collapse
U.S. News & World Report.
(12/16/2009) Reports on findings of USDA ARS entomologist Dr. Jeff Pettis.

Organic Bees Surviving Colony Collapse Disorder
Celsius.com.
States that organic beekeepers are not reporting losses to CCD. Maintains that letting bees build natural sized cells, rather than larger ones, seems to protect the bees from problems.

Part II, Challenges and Opportunities Facing American Agricultural Producers: Statement of the American Honey Producers Association, Inc. (PDF|939.21 KB)
U.S. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Reviews the state of the honey industry, outlines trends and threats (especially CCD,) and proposes seven ways Congress could support the beekeeping sector.

Pesticide Build-up Could Lead to Poor Honey Bee Health
Pennsylvania State University.
Discusses researchers' analysis of pollen, brood, adult bees and wax samples for pesticide residues and their levels.

Pollination and Bee Plants (PDF|125.58 KB)
Diana Sammatar. Alphonse Avitabile.
This chapter from The Beekeeper's Handbook explains how flowers are pollinated, set seed, and bear fruit. Discusses the importance of adequate pollination from bees and other pollinators. Includes lists of crops which benefit from and which require pollination.

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