With all due respect it has been quite clear that the survey and CCD map does not always match with
the story on the ground.
I feel it is an important piece of the CCD puzzle but is not the definitive and complete source of
information either.
Obviously getting a complete picture of the scope of CCD is part of the CCD problem in addition to
finding a cause and without your efforts we would be even more lost in the sea of claims and reports.
Here on Bee-L we have seen too many pieces of information coming from very credible sources that
paint a very different picture of how far reaching CCD is in North America then the survey and map
would suggest.
From my perspective the map in particular is a major component of the "overblown statements" and
paints a misleading picture of how widespread CCD was.
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