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Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

This page provides a link to current research regarding Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).  This condition, which has resulted in the collapse of thousands of honey bee colonies, has been reported in the popular press.  The major research is being coordinated by Pennsylvania State University and their web site provides ongoing and authoritative information on this problem. 

Colony Collapse Disorder:  A Descriptive Study.  August 3, 2009.

Saving Bees: What We Know Now. The New York Times. September 2, 2009.

Losing Their Buzz.  Mary R. Berenbaum, Ph.D.  The New York Times.  March 2, 2007.

Abstract:  Changes in transcript abundance relating to colony collapse disorder in honey bees (Apis mellifera).  Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America, August 24, 2009

DNA Clue to Honey Bee Deaths.  By Judith Burns, Science and Environment reporter, BBC News, August 24, 2009