“Scientists continue to hunt for the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD”. That statement presumes that there is a single cause and not a cascade of causes. It reflects the way we humans think – we naturally want to… Continue Reading →
As if there were not enough pests that kills bees already, we can now add parasitic phorid fly to our list of worries. This fly, recently reported in PLoS, lays its eggs in the honey bee and this turns the… Continue Reading →
One of the bloggers I admire most is Linda Tilman of Linda’s Bees – not so much because she is a Master Bee Keeper – which she is – but because she is self-confident enough to share her own failures… Continue Reading →
The only blog I visit daily and admire enormously is The Big Picture by Barry Ritholtz. Granted, if all you know about investing is that the Social Security Administration has your retirement covered, then this blog may be a little… Continue Reading →
A paper appeared this week in the peer-review research publishing site Public Library of Science or PLoS that could be the best, first explanation of the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. It’s title is Iridovirus and Microsporidian Linked… Continue Reading →
I corralled about a million nematodes under each of my three hives this morning. Perhaps I should start at the beginning.
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