<![CDATA[io9: Colony Collapse Disorder]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Colony Collapse Disorder]]> http://io9.com/tag/colony collapse disorder http://io9.com/tag/colony collapse disorder <![CDATA[Parasitic flies turn bees into zombies before wiping them out completely]]> Something is very wrong with the bees. Since 2006, the mysterious phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder has wiped out countless honeybee colonies throughout Europe and North America, and nobody knows why. But a weird parasite may hold the answer. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5872558&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[We may save the world's food supply by creating super-bees]]> For reasons that aren't fully understood, bees are dying off. That could mean disaster for us, since we depend on bees to pollinate crops. The solution? To create disease- and pest-resistant super-bees. What could possibly go wrong? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820974&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Do people know perfectly well what's killing bees?]]> Many people don't think that the collapse of bee populations is as big a mystery as it's made out to be. An EPA memo, leaked last month, reveals that a commonly used pest-control chemical can disrupt bee colonies. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5726862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bees Can Remember What Human Faces Look Like]]> If you ever get into a tense confrontation with a bee, and then you have to back down for whatever reason, don't try to salvage it by saying "Remember the face." Because it turns out bees can do that. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5471075&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Massive Honeybee Dieoffs Must Be Addressed Now, Say Scientists]]> With the number of beehives in the US reduced to nearly a third of what they were 50 years ago, scientists say we can't wait any longer to deal with honeybee mass deaths. The future of farming depends on it. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5443092&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Genetic Superbees More Badass Than James Bond]]> Colony Collapse Disorder has everyone worried that Western honey bees will vanish, leaving our crops un-pollinated, our biscuits un-honeyed, and our ears bereft of the sound of buzzing. One man, however, thinks he might be able to stop the spread of insect diseases and parasitic mites that are probable causes of CCD. Francis Ratnieks is the sole professor of apiculture (beekeeping) in the United Kingdom, and he wants to breed a special strain of worker bees that can protect their colonies from destruction. More »
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