A Survey of Honey Bee Colony Losses in the U.S., Fall 2007 to Spring 2008

Dennis vanEngelsdorp; Jerry Hayes; Robyn M. Underwood; Jeffery S. Pettis

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004071

Abstract

Of utmost importance to understanding the recent losses and CCD is keeping track of losses over time and on a large geographic scale. Given that our surveys are representative of the losses across all beekeeping operations, between 0.75 and 1.00 million honey bee colonies are estimated to have died in the United States over the winter of 2007-2008. This article is an extensive survey of U.S. beekeepers across the continent, serving as a reference for comparison with future losses as well as providing guidance to future hypothesis-driven research on the causes of colony mortality.

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Honey BeesPopulationHoney beeBiologyDemographyToxicologyVeterinary medicineEcologyMedicine

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 3
Issue: 12
Pages: e4071-e4071
Citations: 604
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                                    Dennis vanEngelsdorp, 
                                
                                    Jerry Hayes, 
                                
                                    Robyn M. Underwood
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            A Survey of Honey Bee Colony Losses in the U.S., Fall 2007 to Spring 2008. 
                            PLoS ONE
                            , 3
                            (12)
                            , e4071-e4071.
                            https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004071
                        

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004071