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12.0pt'><span id=rssdate>September 10, 2008</span></span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><span id=rssheadline><span
class=headline><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Honeybee
decline focus of discussion</span></span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"
id=rssbyline>By AARON <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">LONDON</span></st1:place></st1:City></span></font></span><span
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<p><span id=rssbody><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It's not your imagination. There are fewer honeybees out there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>And while
that might not seem to be that big of a deal, Jamie Ellis thinks that's a big
deal.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ellis, an
assistant professor of entomology at the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Florida</st1:PlaceName>, will discuss the reason
the honeybee population is declining, not only in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>, but nationwide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
lecture will be at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience as part of the
lab's "Evenings at Whitney" program. The talk begins Thursday at 7
p.m. at the lab, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">9505 Ocean Shore
Blvd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">St. Augustine</st1:City></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Honeybees
are important for the production of food for humans," Ellis said. "As
such, the decline in honeybee populations could threaten food prices,
availability and quality."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Florida</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Agricultural</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Palm</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Coast</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
recently added beehives to the property.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Marsha
Chance, program coordinator at the museum, said there has been a very strong
interest in the beekeeping program.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"People
have developed a really strong interest in beekeeping and bees because of the
Colony Collapse Disorder," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In a
research paper published by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Florida IFAS Extension</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
Ellis outlined some of what is known about Colony Collapse Disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Beekeepers
around the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>
have reported higher-than-usual colony losses since the fall of 2006,"
Ellis said in the paper. "In a country where honey bees contribute
billions of dollars in added revenue to the agriculture industry, these bee
losses cannot be taken lightly."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ellis
said it is possible that Colony Collapse Disorder is just a new name for an old
problem. "CCD may not be a new disorder," Ellis wrote. "In fact,
many colonies have died over the past 50-60 years displaying symptoms similar
to those of CCD. The disorder as described in older literature has been called
spring dwindle disease, fall dwindle disease, autumn collapse, May disease and
disappearing disease."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Research
discussed by Ellis has defined the symptoms of colony collapse disease as:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>·
Complete absence of adult bees in colonies, with few or no dead bees in or
around colonies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>·
The presence of "capped brood," where developing honeybees are sealed
in the hive cells with a semi-permeable wax membrane so they can mature into
adult bees during their final stage of development<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>·
The presence of honey and bee bread that are not robbed by other bees or
typical colony pests.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ellis
said the cause of colony collapse disorder is still under investigation.
"At this point, every conceivable and realistic cause remains a
possibility," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All
lectures in the Evenings at Whitney series are fee and open to the public. For
more information or for a schedule of future lecturs, visit <a
href="http://whitney.ufl.edu">whitney.ufl.edu</a> or call the lab at
904-461-4000.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:aaron.london@news-jrnl.com"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>aaron.london</span></i>@news-jrnl.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>If you go</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>WHAT:</span></font></b> Discussion on the decline of the honeybee,
part of the "Evenings at Whitney" program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>WHEN:</span></font></b> 7 p.m. Thursday<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>WHERE:</span></font></b> Whitney Laboratory for Marine
Bioscience, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">9505 Ocean Shore Blvd.</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">St. Augustine</st1:City></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
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