[Pollinator] Fwd: CATCH THE BUZZ - 2010 USDA CCD Report

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 From: Kim at BeeCulture.com
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Sent: 12/17/2010 1:15:09  P.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: CATCH THE BUZZ - 2010 USDA CCD  Report


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CATCH  THE BUZZ  
USDA  Releases 2010 Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Progress Report  
By _Kim  Kaplan_ (http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/contacts.htm#Kim) 
December 17, 2010  
WASHINGTON -- The _U.S. Department of Agriculture_ 
(http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome)  has  released the _2010 Colony Collapse Disorder 
(CCD) Progress  Report_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/ccd/ccdprogressreport2010.pdf)  highlighting current research on this  still mysterious disease 
affecting the nation's honey bees.  
The report, which was mandated by  Congress in 2008, summarizes research by 
federal agencies, state departments  of agriculture, universities and 
private organizations to find the cause of  CCD and how to stop or mitigate its 
impact. The report was produced by USDA's  _Agricultural Research Service_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm)   (ARS) and _National  Institute of 
Food and Agriculture_ (http://www.nifa.usda.gov/) .  
"Honey bees are critical to U.S.  agriculture, with about 130 crops 
depending on pollination to add more than  $15 billion in crop value annually. It 
is vital that we find a way to deal  with CCD," said ARS Administrator 
_Edward B. Knipling_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=9490) .  "This report is an important measure of what we are learning about 
this  serious problem."  
CCD, a syndrome characterized by  the sudden disappearance of all adult 
honey bees in a colony, was first  recognized in 2006. Since then, surveys of 
beekeepers indicate that the  industry is suffering losses of more than 30 
percent annually. Before the  appearance of CCD, losses averaged 15-20 percent 
annually from a variety of  factors such as varroa mites and other pests 
and pathogens.  
During the past three years,  numerous causes for CCD have been proposed 
and investigated. Although the  cause or causes of CCD are still unknown, 
research summarized in the report  supports the hypothesis that CCD may be a 
syndrome caused by many different  factors, that work individually or in 
combination. The sequence and  combination may not even be the same in every case, 
explained _Kevin Hackett_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=2206) , ARS  national program leader for pollination and co-chair 
of the USDA CCD Steering  Committee.  
The 2010 CCD Progress Report is  available online at:
_http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/ccd/ccdprogressreport2010.pdf_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/ccd/ccdprogressreport2010.pdf)  .  
More information about CCD can be  found at _http://www.ars.usda.gov/CCD_ 
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/CCD)   .  
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