Native bees often better pollinators than honey bee
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
In 2007, the world was introduced to a plague so disturbing it seemed almost biblical. Out of the blue, honey bees were dropping dead or worse, vanishing into the air by the millions. In the four years since, colony collapse disorder (CCD) has been a regular resident on newspaper front pages as scientists desperately try to puzzle out whats wrong.