Those Dead Honeybees

Remember the stories earlier this year?  How entire colonies of honeybees were dying off?  We may have an answer...

Virus Suspected In Mass US Honeybee Deaths

Scientists sifting genetic material from thriving and ailing bee colonies say a virus appears to be a prime suspect -- but is unlikely to be the only culprit -- in the mass die-offs of honeybees reported last fall and winter. The die-offs, in which adult bees typically vanished without returning to hives, were reported by about a fourth of the nation's commercial beekeepers. The losses captured public attention as [..]

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