Friday 21 December 2012

How to measure the global bee decline

Dead bee

Biologists searching for an effective way to monitor the world's bee population may have found their answer in simple pan traps.


Changes to global bee populations have been of particular concern recently due to the rise of colony collapse disorder -- a phenomenon where worker bees disappear from hives. With around 35 percent of the world's food supply dependent on pollinators like bees, decreases in their number could lead to significant problems with human food crops.


By: Philippa Warr, Edited by: Olivia Solon


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-12/21/bee-monitoring

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