[Pollinator] Honey Bee Decline on NPR’s Science Friday

[Scott Black]

Honey Bee Decline on NPR's Science Friday

Science Friday March 9, 2007

A look at honeybees. Recently, in more than 20 states, beekeepers have been 
opening their hives to find the bees gone. While bee populations in the U. 
S. have been suffering in recent years from a variety of threats, including 
tracheal and Varroa mites, this sudden disappearance of bees from hives 
across the country has caught many beekeepers off guard, with no clear 
explanation for the AWOL insects. And no honeybees means no pollinators, a 
huge problem for growers. We'll talk with bee experts about the problem.

Ira speaks to May Berenbaum, Professor, 
<http://www.life.uiuc.edu/entomology/>Entomology Head, 
<http://www.life.uiuc.edu/entomology/>Department of Entomology (and Xerces 
Society President) and Daniel Weaver, Beekeeper, President, American 
Beekeeping Federation.

To listen to the interview go to:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7806292


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Scott Hoffman Black
Ecologist/Entomologist
Executive Director
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
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