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A Swiss pesticide company's plan to bring back the bees

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Guardian (UK)

Publication Date
2014-08-05

Scientists have been baffled by the mass die-off of honeybees that has destroyed around 10m beehives since 2007. The causes of this so-called “Colony Collapse Disorder” are still unknown, although pesticides, fungicides, stress, poor nutrition and parasites are some of the possible causes being discussed. The collapse has sometimes taken on an almost sci-fi quality. For example, honeybees mysteriously disappear from their hives. Stranger still, their bodies are seldom found.

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http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/aug/04/a-swiss-pesticide-companys-plan-to-bring-back-the-bees