[Pollinator] BBC Article on bee disease spread

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I couldn't agree more. Unhappily, the insistence of the media in using "CCD" to encompass the broader spectrum of parasite-viral entities has confused the public and not a few beekeepers. That said,    
our focus should remain on science and precision in description. I am concerned that references to "commercial beekeepers" potentially "spreading" viral disease or making expression or viral disease more frequent may unnecessarily antagonize and divide elements of our pollinator community.
Barry Thompson

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On Friday, February 5, 2016, bmoisset--- via Pollinator <pollinator at lists.sonic.net> wrote:

There have been hardly any reports of CCD in recent years. Moreover, this was never a problem in other parts of the world. Varroa mites and also DWV have been the biggest killers of colonies all along. This is why CCD is irrelevant to this discussion.

Beatriz Moisset  


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From: Hilary Cox <crumpetlee at gmail.com>
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I can't find an explanation in this study for the lack of bee bodies in CCD. Yet a claim is made that DWV is at the heart of it CCD.
Hilary Cox

On 2/5/2016 7:16 AM, Roger Downer wrote:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35484763

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