Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Apr 17, 2012 11:58:52 GMT 1
Commercial beekeepers have been confronting the problem of colony collapse disorder for several years, it's the sudden death or disappearance of 30 to 90 percent of a bee colony.
Purdue Entymology Associate Professor Christian Krupke says it's been thought that pesticides play a role, and now researchers may have found a link between the disorder and neonicotinoid pesticides.
Krupke says neonicotinoids are used in many places, including homeowner applications, parks and annual crops. He says a study conducted in France included giving bees a non-lethal dose of a neonicotinoid pesticide and it was found that the bees experienced behavioral changes. Krupke says the bees were not able to find their way back to their hives.
He says the issue with colony collapse disorder is not a lack of honey, but a lack of pollenation. He says if the bees can't make it back to hives, it will adversely affect agriculture, including over 130 crops.
Source: www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1687533
Purdue Entymology Associate Professor Christian Krupke says it's been thought that pesticides play a role, and now researchers may have found a link between the disorder and neonicotinoid pesticides.
Krupke says neonicotinoids are used in many places, including homeowner applications, parks and annual crops. He says a study conducted in France included giving bees a non-lethal dose of a neonicotinoid pesticide and it was found that the bees experienced behavioral changes. Krupke says the bees were not able to find their way back to their hives.
He says the issue with colony collapse disorder is not a lack of honey, but a lack of pollenation. He says if the bees can't make it back to hives, it will adversely affect agriculture, including over 130 crops.
Source: www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1687533
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