In a most recent count of honeybee colonies a decline in deaths of the crucial pollinators has been observed as per the researchers report on Thursday. The annual report put forward by the Bee Informed Partnership arouses the controversial topic i.e. colony collapse disorder. Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is the phenomenon in which the adult bees simply disappear from the colony hives. There … [Read more...]
Wild bumblebees contracting deadly diseases from honeybee
Wild bumblebees worldwide are in trouble. This is probably because bumblebees, one of the more important wild pollinators, are contracting deadly diseases from honeybee. This was revealed in a study of wild bumblebees. The findings of the study showed that the wild bumblebees contracted diseases that were common within the managed population around the United Kingdom. Study author Mark … [Read more...]