> Eligible honey bee producers—those who incur physical losses of honey bees and honey bee hives because of colony collapse disorder—must provide documentation, and/or a certification that the loss of honey bees was due to CCD, from one or more of the following: registered entomologist; cooperative extension specialist; and/or land grant university. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance under ELAP provide assistance covered certain losses that occurred on or after January 1, 2008, and before October 1, 2011.94 ELAP expired in 2011. The 2014 farm bill reinstated ELAP through FY2018, providing up to $50 million annually to compensate producers for disaster losses not covered under other disaster programs (P.L. 113-79, §1501). Maximum funding for ELAP is $20 million annually.

But:

> The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that CCD may not be the only or even the major cause of bee colony losses in recent years. In fact, USDA claims that “beekeepers did not report CCD as a major cause of colony loss” for overwinter losses in the 2012-2013 and 2011-2012 surveys. To date, the precise reasons for honey bee colony losses are still unknown.

My question:

How can one obtain "certification that the loss of honey bees was due to CCD" if the "precise reasons for honey bee colony losses are still unknown"? 

Source:
Johnson, R., & Corn, M. L. (2014). Bee Health: Background and Issues for Congress.

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