Title: 10 crops that would disappear without bees | Fox News
Headings: 10 crops that would disappear without bees
10 crops that would disappear without bees
Content: In other words, the use of these systemic pesticides could lead to a delayed detrimental effect on bee populations. However compelling any one theory may be, it is more likely though, that CCD is due to a confluence of factors. Halter estimates that about one-quarter trillion bees have succumbed to CCD since it was first observed in France in 1994. And it is an ongoing problem. Halter says that prior to CCD, beekeepers would normally observe natural attrition rates of 11 to 12 percent. Nowadays, it is common to lose upward of 30 percent of the hive during transport. Policymakers are beginning to act, however. In Europe, Halter says that neonicotinoids are starting to be banned. And the NRDC successfully sued the EPA in New York State in December 2009 over the questionable approval of a new systemic pesticide. Sales were halted nationwide in January 2010 pending further investigation.