Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
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Colony Collapse Disorder, diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to take a devastating toll on U.S. honey bee populations, but Pennsylvania beekeepers on average fared better than their counterparts nationally during this past winter, according to apiculture experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Penn State researchers are making progress in pinning down the cause or causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious ailment that threatens the beekeeping industry and the crops and native plants that rely on honey bees for pollination.
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