Case Report: Emerging Losses of Managed Honey Bee Colonies
United States commercial beekeepers prepare honey bee colonies for almond pollination in California each year in late January to early February. This represents the largest managed pollination event in the world and involves more than half of all U.S. honey bee colonies. In winter 2023, numerous col...
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| description | United States commercial beekeepers prepare honey bee colonies for almond pollination in California each year in late January to early February. This represents the largest managed pollination event in the world and involves more than half of all U.S. honey bee colonies. In winter 2023, numerous colonies in Florida, which were graded as suitable for almonds (larger than ten frames of bees), dwindled suddenly or altogether died within several weeks, just prior to movement for almonds. The timing of these losses and the resulting morbidity caused severe economic harm to affected operations. This study reports interviews with affected stakeholders, their economic harm, and analyses of pathogens and parasites found in their colonies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0708137823744b158aeb6ae7aa685c672024-02-23T15:08:13ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372024-02-0113211710.3390/biology13020117Case Report: Emerging Losses of Managed Honey Bee ColoniesZachary S. Lamas0Yanping Chen1Jay D. Evans2USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab, BARC-East Bldg. 306, Beltsville, MD 20705, USAUSDA-ARS Bee Research Lab, BARC-East Bldg. 306, Beltsville, MD 20705, USAUSDA-ARS Bee Research Lab, BARC-East Bldg. 306, Beltsville, MD 20705, USAUnited States commercial beekeepers prepare honey bee colonies for almond pollination in California each year in late January to early February. This represents the largest managed pollination event in the world and involves more than half of all U.S. honey bee colonies. In winter 2023, numerous colonies in Florida, which were graded as suitable for almonds (larger than ten frames of bees), dwindled suddenly or altogether died within several weeks, just prior to movement for almonds. The timing of these losses and the resulting morbidity caused severe economic harm to affected operations. This study reports interviews with affected stakeholders, their economic harm, and analyses of pathogens and parasites found in their colonies.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/2/117honey beescollapseagricultural pestspathogensparasiteseconomic harm |
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| title | Case Report: Emerging Losses of Managed Honey Bee Colonies |
| title_full | Case Report: Emerging Losses of Managed Honey Bee Colonies |
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| title_short | Case Report: Emerging Losses of Managed Honey Bee Colonies |
| title_sort | case report emerging losses of managed honey bee colonies |
| topic | honey bees collapse agricultural pests pathogens parasites economic harm |
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