For those whom do not subscribe to Dr. Malcolm T. Sanford's informative and useful Apis
Newsletter
http://apis.shorturl.com/
The link below came from the most recent issue.
http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/Colony_Collapse_Disorder.htm
This report published 4/10/07 from Dr. Jamie Ellis at the University of Florida and offers some
new insights on CCD.
most notably this quote:
" Even though thousands of honey bee colonies are dying, a small percentage of U.S. beekeepers
are reporting significant colony losses. However, these beekeepers typically manage commercial
operations with thousands of colonies. Therefore, the data represent a minority of beekeepers but
a large number of colonies. For example, less than 2% of all Florida beekeepers as of April 2007
reported colony losses to a disorder with symptoms matching those of CCD. Yet collectively, these
beekeepers lost thousands of colonies."
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