Managed Pollinator CAP Coordinated Agricultural Project Build A Better Bee

摘要

The past few years have been difficult for many sectors of the beekeeping industry both in the U.S. and abroad. Many beekeepers have experienced exceptionally high losses, and while Varroa destructor continues to be the number one cause of colony mortality, a substantial proportion of recent losses are suspected of being due to another condition called Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD. To date, many questions about the exact nature and cause or causes of CCD remain unanswered. The CAP project was established to study colony health and to evaluate possible causes for CCD. Regardless of the ultimate findings, the bigger question centers around the remedies that will be employed by beekeepers to ensure colony health in the future.