Randy Oliver wrote
> Beeologics is genuinely excited about the potential of their products, and I must forgive them for writing such advertising copy.


Lipkin’s analysis revealed that the bees were
infected with a variety of pathogens, but one in particular (Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus or
IAPV) seemed to be highly associated with CCD. The researchers cautioned, however, that their
work did not show IAPV to be the cause of CCD.

Subsequent research, in fact, failed to confirm a link between CCD and IAPV and found that although
IAPV can result in honey bee mortality, the symptoms are not consistent with those of bees dying from CCD. 

February 25, 2011

COLONY COLLAPSE AND THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF BEE DISEASE
Randal R. Rucker, Montana State University
Walter N. Thurman, North Carolina State University
Michael Burgett, Oregon State University

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