colony collapse disorder

A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees
Varroa mites seen living on a honey bee. Mites weaken bees’ immune systems, transmit viruses,
Could probiotics help save honey bee colonies from collapse?

Probiotics, beneficial microorganisms best known for promoting gut health in humans, are now being used

Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate due to nosemosis in bees by up to 40%

Adding probiotics to bees’ food helps make them more resistant to nosemosis, a fungal infection

A new method to predict tipping points could help prevent colony collapse disorder

A new method to predict tipping points –  the moment at which sudden change occurs

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world’s bees?

Bees have been living with the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder for a decade. Simon Klein,

Flower-enriched farms boost bee populations

Flower strips sown into farmers’ fields not only attract bees but increase their numbers, new

European Honey Bee Touching Down (Photo credit: autan)
Our Bees, Ourselves: Bees and Colony Collapse

AROUND the world, honeybee colonies are dying in huge numbers: About one-third of hives collapse

English: Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome in Greeley Mine, Vermont, March 26, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Researcher Testing Biological Treatment for Pathogens That Are Killing Honeybees and Bats

A researcher at Georgia State University is studying a new, biological treatment for bacterial and

A honey bee collecting nectar from an apple flower. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Study strengthens link between neonicotinoids and collapse of honey bee colonies

“Hopefully we can reverse the continuing trend of honey bee loss.” Two widely used neonicotinoids—a

This Robotic Bee Just Took Flight, To Pollinate Crops And (Maybe) Spy On You

The quarter-sized RoboBee looks like a fly, but it was designed to save us from