Title: Why Are the Bees Disappearing?
Headings: Why Are the Bees Disappearing?
Why Are the Bees Disappearing?
Why Are the Bees Disappearing?
Pesticides
Poor nutrition
Varroa Mites and other viruses
Environmental stressors
Summing up

Content: Furthermore, scientists indicate that these insecticides represent the direct cause of the colony collapse disorder (CCD). This study’s results reinforce the idea that the sublethal exposure to neonicotinoids represents the first reason why CCD occurred. When developing this study, specialists have looked at 18 different bee colonies from three different apiaries located in Massachusetts. Their analysis took them a year to develop. Scientists treated four colonies at every apiary with some doses of neonicotinoid insecticides while they left untreated six beehives. The strong effect of this pesticide wiped out 6 of the 12 hives which received considerable neonicotinoid doses. These insecticides remain for a long time in planter exhaust material that is produced while crops are planted. Dennis vanEngelsdorp is an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Maryland. He indicates that over the last three decades bees experienced serious challenges. VanEngelsdorp is also the project director for the Bee Informed Partnership.