Articles by Michael Wines
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A Sharp Spike in Honeybee Deaths Deepens a Worrisome Trend
Michael Wines – The New York Times,
18 May 2015
13 May 2015 – A prolonged and mysterious die-off of the nation’s honeybees, a trend worrisome both to beekeepers and to farmers who depend on the insects to pollinate their crops, apparently worsened last year.
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Michael Wines – The New York Times,
1 Apr 2013
A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse for several years appears to have expanded drastically in the last year, wiping out 40 percent or even 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate many of US fruits and vegetables. A conclusive explanation so far has escaped scientists studying the ailment, colony collapse disorder, since it first surfaced around 2005.
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