Over the last year in the United States died, almost half the bees, the scientists talking about the possibility of the collapse of the population

27.05.2016

Beekeeping economy of the United States have lost about 44% of bees last year.

This leads scientists to talk about the possibility of environmental disaster and the collapse of the entire population of bees Epidemic mite Varroa, RIA Novosti reported, citing data from the University of Maryland.

"We have for the second year are seeing that the population of bees continues to decline at a very high speed during the summer, which should make us worry about their condition. Reduction of bees during the winter - a normal phenomenon, but that beekeepers are losing them during the summer when bees should be as healthy, very worried about us, "- said Dennis van Enhelsdorp the University of Maryland.

It is noted that in the US in recent years, developing dangerous situation both for domestic bees, and for their wild relatives. The number of first dropped by 40% last year and another 44% - this year and last threatened the existence africation-bees - "migrants" who invaded the north of Mexico.

The main cause of extinction for home, and for wild bees is another phenomenon - the epidemic of parasitic mite Varroa destructor. This arthropods being dangerous to bees is not in itself, but because this tick is a vector of several viruses, infection which leads to deformation of the wings of bees and a number of other problems.

According to the study authors, should immediately develop a set of measures that would allow national authorities to protect bees from extinction.

Earlier, environmentalists said that africation-bees continue to expand its habitat in California and move to the north, which potentially indicates a threat to local populations of pollinators replacing these dangerous "insect killers" across the southern United States.

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