colony collapse disorder
1Colony Collapse Disorder — (or CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or Western honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term Colony Collapse Disorder was first applied to a… …
2colony collapse disorder — noun A serious and unexplained disease capable of bringing about the complete destruction of bee colonies • • • Main Entry: ↑colony …
3Colony collapse disorder — Honey bees entering a beehive Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the… …
4Colony Collapse Disorder — Eine Hauptursache des Bienensterbens in Deutschland ist der Befall mit Varroamilben (hier auf dem Körper einer Honigbiene) Als Colony Collapse Disorder (engl.; kurz CCD) bzw. Völkerkollaps bezeichnet man ein in den 2000er Jahren in Nordamerika… …
5Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder — ▪ 2009 In 2008 agricultural researchers sought to determine the cause of a mysterious disorder that was destroying colonies of Apis mellifera honeybees. The malady, called colony collapse disorder (CCD), was threatening honeybee populations …
6colony collapse disorder — noun a mysterious and widespread phenomenon of the sudden disappearance of colonies of bees, caused by beekeepers providing their bees with disease causing propolis …
7colony collapse disorder — noun a disease of honey bees, thought to be caused by a paralysis virus to which the bees become susceptible as a result of poor nutrition, exposure to pesticides and fungicides, changing climate, etc.; adults die in large numbers usually away… …
8Colony (film) — Colony Directed by Carter Gunn Ross McDonnell Produced by Morgan Bushe Macdara Kelleher Music by Clogs …
9Colony (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Society 1.1 Animals, insects, micro organisms, plants 2 Places …
10Diseases of the honey bee — or abnormal hive conditions include: Contents 1 Pests and parasites 1.1 Varroa mites 1.1.1 Treatment 1.2 Acarine (Tracheal) mit …
