Unraveling the honeybee colony mortality complex using an intensive long-term study with revolutionary diagnostic tools and exposure experiments Ghent University
Honeybee colony mortalities have been too high for more than two decades. This threatens not only honeybees and wild bees but also our own well-being as honeybees are important pollinators in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Honeybees are dying due to a disease complex caused by uncertain combinations of pesticides, pathogens and nutritional deficiencies. Currently, there are no satisfying treatments for this syndrome. The used ...