Bee Colonies In The US Worsens As 44 Percent Of Them Have Gone Over The Last Year
According to a new study, the beekeepers in the United States are losing 44 percent of their honey bee colonies in the period of April 2015 to April 2016. This is worsened compared to last year. It showed that summer loss rates outdone winter loss rates.
Dennis vanEngelsdorp, an assistant professor of entomology at University of Maryland and a project director for the Bee Informed Partnership said that they are now in the second year of high rates of summer loss, which is a cause for serious concern. “Some winter losses are normal and expected. But the fact that beekeepers are losing bees in the summer, when bees should be at their healthiest, is quite alarming.” …show more content…
The loss rates were found to be 40.6 percent. The winter loss rates have increased for 22.3 percent to previous rates of about 28.1 percent of this past winter. On the other hand, the summer loss rates have increased from 25.3 percent to 28.1 percent.
Nature World News stated that the continued decline of bee colonies in the United States are due to man-made and natural actions. The researchers said that a lethal parasite known as varroa mite could be the main cause of the decrease of bee colonies. It is also attributed to the use of pesticides in agricultural
According to a new study, the beekeepers in the United States are losing 44 percent of their honey bee colonies in the period of April 2015 to April 2016. This is worsened compared to last year. It showed that summer loss rates outdone winter loss rates.
Dennis vanEngelsdorp, an assistant professor of entomology at University of Maryland and a project director for the Bee Informed Partnership said that they are now in the second year of high rates of summer loss, which is a cause for serious concern. “Some winter losses are normal and expected. But the fact that beekeepers are losing bees in the summer, when bees should be at their healthiest, is quite alarming.” …show more content…
The loss rates were found to be 40.6 percent. The winter loss rates have increased for 22.3 percent to previous rates of about 28.1 percent of this past winter. On the other hand, the summer loss rates have increased from 25.3 percent to 28.1 percent.
Nature World News stated that the continued decline of bee colonies in the United States are due to man-made and natural actions. The researchers said that a lethal parasite known as varroa mite could be the main cause of the decrease of bee colonies. It is also attributed to the use of pesticides in agricultural