EFSA FUNDS STUDY INTO COLONY COLLAPSE THREAT TO EUROPEAN HONEY PRODUCTION
January 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EURO 100,000 European food Safety Authority (EFSA) grant has been awarded to a consortium of European Union (EU) science consortia to investigate the impact of the so-called bee 'colony collapse disorder' on honey production.
Since 2003, there have been reports of serious losses of bees from beehives in Europe, with the cause being unknown, although possible factors include starvation, viruses, mites, pesticide exposure and climate change.
Hubert Deluyker, EFSA's Director of Scientific Cooperation and Assistance, said: "This project will ...
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