Colony Collapse Disorder

Background:

• "Death of Bees" Podcast with Jeff Pettis, Popular Mechanics -7/26/2007 (8/24/2007)
• CRS Report for Congress - Recent Honey Bee Colony Declines (3/27/2007)
• Fall Dwindle Disease (Now renamed Colony Collapse Disorder) Preliminary Report
• Map of U.S. States Reporting Colony Collapse Disorder
• CCD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (3/2007)

CCD Working Team Reports, Research Updates, and Articles:

• New! Preliminary Results: A Survey of Honey Bee Colonies Losses in the U.S. Between September 2008 and April 2009. (5/19/2009)
• Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Bees, Scientific American, Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis vanEngelsdorp (3/2009)
• Colony Collapse Disorder: The Search for the Cause, Scientific American, Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis van vanEngelsdorp (3/2009)
• One Potential Solution: A Bee Medicine, Scientific American, Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis vanEngelsdorp (3/2009)
• Breakfast Without Bees? Scientific American, Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis vanEngelsdorp (3/2009)
• A Survey of Honey Bee Colony Losses in the U.S., Fall 2007 to Spring 2008, PLoS ONE, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Jerry Hayes, Jr., Robyn M. Underwood and Jeffrey Pettis (2/2009) (2/2009)
• A Modified Two-queen System: "Tower" Colonies Allowing For Easy Drone Brood Removal for Varroa Mite Control, Science of Bee Culture, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Shane Gebauer, and Robyn Underwood (2/2009)
• "What Have Pesticides Got To Do With It?" American Bee Journal - 6/2008
• "Colony Collapse Disorder - A Complex Buzz" USDA-ARS, Ag Research magazine, May/June 2008
• AIA Preliminary Survey Results - Survey goal to determine distribution of various bee parasites and pathogens (4/29/2008)
• NPR Science Friday " Bee Virus" with Diana Cox-Foster - Podcast (9/10/2007)
• "Virus Implicated in Colony Collapse in Bees", Science Daily - 9/6/2007
• Statement to Beekeepers - Colony Collapse Disorder and Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (9/7/2007)
• "The Status of Pollinators in North America", The National Academies Press (download free pdf summary at bottom of page) (6/5/2007)
• American Bee Journal Article - "An Estimate of Managed Colony Losses in the Winter of 2006 - 2007: A Report Commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America by Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Robyn Underwood, Dewey Caron, Jerry Hayes, Jr. (5/17/2007)
• Colony Collapse Disorder: Have We Seen This Before? by Robyn M. Underwood & Dennis vanEngelsdorp (5/17/2007)
• CCD Working Group Pathogen Sub-Group Progress Report (5/12/2007)
• Map of U.S. States Reporting Colony Collapse Disorder
• Testimony by Diana Cox-Foster before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (3/28/2007)
• Summary of Research on the Non-target Effects of Bt Corn Pollen on Honeybees (3/28/2007)
• CCD Working Group Summary of Purpose and Responsibility
• Fall Dwindle Disease (now renamed Colony Collapse Disorder) Preliminary Report

Press Releases, Interviews, Media Reports & Articles:

• CSI Apiary: Season Three - The Continued Unravelling of Colony Collapse Disorder, BeesCene Volume 25 #1, BC Honey Producers' Association, British Columbia (2/2009)
• "A Plea For Bees" Talk by Dennis vanEngelsdorp at Taste3 2008 (2/2009)
• "Colonies in Collapse - What's Causing the Massive Bee Die-Offs That are Threatening American Agriculture: Penn State Researchers are Working Tirelessly to Find Answers." The article features research being conducted by Diana Cox-Foster, Maryann Frazier and Dennis van Englesdorp. (Link to Research Penn State - Fall 2008)
• "Colony Collapse Disorder - A Complex Buzz" USDA-ARS, Ag Research magazine, May/June 2008
• Penn State Agriculture Magazine(Winter/Spring 2008)"The Case of the Missing Bees"
• Häagen-Dazs recently presented gifts to Penn State and University of California - Davis to support entomology research and education on the honey bee crisis. (press release) The ice cream company has unveiled a new interactive website promoting honey bee education and research on colony collapse disorder. (2/22/2008)
• PBS NATURE - Silence of the BEES, October 28, 2007, 8:00 P.M.
• Penn State Live Press Release "Bee Researchers Close in on Colony Collapse Disorder (9/7/2007)
• "Virus Implicated in Colony Collapse in Bees", Science Daily - 9/6/2007
• "Vanishing Bees May Get By with a Little Help from the Army" Popular Mechanics (September 2007 Issue) (8/24/2007)
• California Senator Barbara Boxer Press Release: Senators Introduce Legislation to Maintain and Protect America's Bees and Native Pollinators (6/26/2007)
• "Hillary Addressing Decline of Honey Bee Population" by Don Cruise, Loho 10002
• American Bee Journal Article - "An Estimate of Managed Colony Losses in the Winter of 2006 - 2007: A Report Commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America by Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Robyn Underwood, Dewey Caron, Jerry Hayes, Jr. (5/17/2007)
• Colony Collapse Disorder: Have We Seen This Before? by Robyn M. Underwood & Dennis vanEngelsdorp (5/17/2007)
• "Please Lord, not the bees" by Peter Dearman, News Report - OpEdNews.com - (5/17/2007)
• NPR interview with Dr. May Berenbaum, Head of the Entomology Department at University of Illinois (5/3/2007)
• Honeybee Die-Off Threatens Food Supply by Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press (5/2/2007)
• Colony Collapse Disorder Press Release (1/30/2007)
• Honey Bees & GM Crops - BeeAware Newsletter January 2003 - Page 3)

Powerpoint Presentations:

• Information for Growers of Bee Pollinated Crops (powerpoint presentation)
  (click here for pdf version) (4/23/2007)
• Fall Dwindle Disease talk - Austin, Texas (2/07)

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions:

• CCD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (3/2007)

Podcast:

• NPR Science Friday with Diana Cox-Foster (9/10/2007)
• "Death of Bees" Podcast with Jeff Pettis, Popular Mechanics -7/26/2007 (8/24/2007)
• CCD Podcast: listen online by selecting "Browse all of Honey Bees in Crisis", and then click on "Colony Collapse Disorder". Or subscribe to the RSS feed for iTunes.

Recommendations:

    Beekeepers

• Statement to Beekeepers - Colony Collapse Disorder and Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (9/7/2007)
• Tentative Recommendations for Hives Experiencing CCD (3/9/2007)
• Complete the survey found at www.beesurvey.com
• Pesticide Residue Testing, USDA/NSL (3/11/2008)
  - New! Cost-sharing Program for Beekeepers (8/12/2008)

   Growers of bee pollinated crops

• Protecting Honey Bees from Chemical Pesticides (4/23/2007)