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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER - TALKS & REPORTS => Topic started by: Bill W. on June 20, 2008, 03:11:22 pm

Title: Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) Implicated In Colony Collapse
Post by: Bill W. on June 20, 2008, 03:11:22 pm

An interesting development.

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Virus Implicated In Colony Collapse Disorder In Bees

ScienceDaily (Sep. 6, 2007) — A team led by scientists from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Pennsylvania State University, the USDA Agricultural Research Service, University of Arizona, and 454 Life Sciences has found a significant connection between the Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) and colony collapse disorder (CCD) in honey bees.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070906140803.htm

Title: Re: Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) Implicated In Colony Collapse
Post by: Moonshae on June 20, 2008, 11:08:17 pm

That was from September 2007. There's a connection, but it hasn't been fingered as a cause, or just a marker.