Another bee death theory: parasites
The problem of
disappearing bees has been getting some attention lately, and it turns out the bees have not been raptured. According to a Spanish scientist, the problem is parasites:
Then he decided to sequence the parasite’s DNA and discovered it was an Asian variant, nosema ceranae. Asian honeybees are less vulnerable to it, but it can kill European bees in a matter of days in laboratory conditions.
“Nosema ceranae is far more dangerous and lives in heat and cold. A hive can become infected in two months and the whole colony can collapse in six to 18 months,” said Higes, whose team has published a number of papers on the subject.
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