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400 chemicals in the hive
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Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:06:08 -0400
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> Nearly 400 volatile and semivolatile organic chemicals found in the air
inside beehives. Using funding from the National Honey Board and the
Almond Board of California, bee samples from many bee operations were
analyzed for a variety of chemicals that might cause bees to leave the
hive. Compared to previous environmental results up through 2000, the
most striking change was in the presence and levels of miticides,
including both commercial acaracides and bee health products. The most
common toxic chemical was paradichlorobenzene, a product used for wax
moth control in the hive.
-- 
Colony Collapse Disorder Progress Report
CCD Steering Committee
June 2009

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