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. 2007 Jun;5(6):e168.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050168.

What's killing American honey bees?

Benjamin P Oldroyd  1
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What's killing American honey bees?

Benjamin P Oldroyd. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

American beekeepers reported unusually high rates of colony loss in early 2007 as bees broke from their overwintering clusters. Researchers are struggling to explain what's behind this mysterious disappearance, called colony collapse disorder.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests. The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. A Colony of Honey Bees Affected by CCD
Note the small number of adult workers relative to the large amount of brood. (Photo: Keith Delaplane)
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The existence of fewer feral colonies like this one may be lowering the genetic variance in commercial populations.
(Photo: B.P. Oldroyd).
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