Colony Collapse Disorder

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which entire colonies of bees mysteriously and rapidly die off.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Clothianidin
 * Neonicotinoids
 * Bayer CropScience

External resources

 * Factsheet for Clothianidin, U.S. EPA.
 * Clothianidin Conditional Registration Timeline, Pesticide Action Network North America
 * Memo: Clothianidin Registration of Prosper T400 Seed Treatment on Mustard Seed (Oilseed and Condiment) and Poncho/Votivo Seed Treatment on Cotton, U.S. EPA, November 2, 2010.

External articles

 * Ariel Schwartz, Beekeeper Who Leaked EPA Documents: "I Don't Think We Can Survive This Winter", Fast Company, December 13, 2010.
 * Jill Richardson, Leaked Memo Sheds Light on Mysterious Bee Die-Offs and Who's to Blame, Alternet, December 10, 2010.
 * Tom Philpott, Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’ red flags, Grist, December 10, 2010.
 * Ariel Schwartz, Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Document Shows It Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees, Fast Company, December 10, 2010.
 * Tom Theobald, Do We Have a Pesticide Blowout?, Bee Culture, July 1, 2010.
 * Bees “restored to health” in Italy after this spring’s neonicotinoid-free maize sowing, Youris.com, June 26, 2009.
 * Chuck Benbrook, Prevention, not profit, should drive pest management, Pesticide News, December 2008.
 * EPA Hides Data on Pesticide Link to Bee Die-Off, Society of Environmental Journalists, September 10, 2008.