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I saw this in Grist today:
Tuesday, 06 Mar 2007
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Climate science goes sci-fi and Glamour mag goes green, in this
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CSI: My Apiary
U.S. honeybees disappearing from hives, not even leaving a note
Don't let the pharmaceutical giants get wind of this: U.S. honeybees
are suffering from "colony collapse disorder." Beekeepers in 24
states say their pollinating pals are simply disappearing, with
losses of 30 to 60 percent on the West Coast and, in some cases, more
than 70 percent on the East Coast and in Texas. "I have never seen
anything like it," says California keeper David Bradshaw. "Box after
box after box are just empty. There's nobody home." Perplexed
scientists are testing theories including stress, toxins, and
viruses. It's not the first time bees have met a mystery fate, "but
it's never been on a scale like this," says bee specialist Dennis van
Engelsdorp. With bees pollinating more than $14 billion of U.S. seeds
and crops a year -- every third bite we eat, according to industry
buzz -- those with full hives stand to benefit. "It's supply and
demand," says a keeper who expects to earn $520,000 for a month in
California's almond orchards. "That's what drives the whole dang
thing."
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straight to the source:
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Post-Gazette, Len Barcousky, 25 Feb 2007
straight to the source:
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San Diego Union-Tribune, Jim Downing, 24 Feb 2007
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>Has anyone come across any interesting articles on this season's
>ongoing mystery of the disappearing bees?
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>This story might be a particularly poignant and accessible case
>study in the application of the scientific method.
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