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Wondering if the social distancing reduced the spread of virus in the bee colonies, why so many collapsed because of the virus?
by ericffr 5y ago
Wondering if the social distancing reduced the spread of virus in the bee colonies, why so many collapsed because of the virus?
- Centigonal 5y ago1: varroa is a parasitic mite, not a virus 2: honeybees live in a hive - no amount of "social distancing" can fix the hive being infested with mites 3: CCD is multifactorial, and things like lower genetic diversity, neonicotinoid pesticides, and long-range transportation/mixing of bee hives and regional populations also play a role.