I need some assistance with these assignment. colony collapse disorder in honey bees Thank you in advance for the help! Based on the findings adequate provisions for research, monitoring, support for beekeepers, and stricter regulations for use of agricultural chemicals should be implemented to control the colony collapse disorder.

Honey bees play a vital role in the pollination of crops as one-third of fruits and vegetables are produced by honey bee pollination. The revenue gained from the use of honey bees as commercial pollinators is estimated to be around $20 billion annually. Beginning from 2006, various beekeepers in most states in the US have reported a considerable decline in the population of honey bees. Considering the severity of the condition this phenomenon is widely being referred to as the colony collapse disorder (CDD), by scientists. The honey bees that leave for the forage largely do not return back to their hives and this is especially witnessed to a large extent with migratory bees which are trucked from one country to another for pollination purposes. Scientists have begun to unravel the causes behind this phenomenon as it is a major source of income for the beekeepers and also the farmers depend on it for crop production.

In the earlier times, a 10 percent loss in honey bee population in a season was considered to be normal, which then rose to 30 percent due to infection by parasitic mites and beginning from 2006 many commercial beekeepers have reported a loss of 30 to 90 percent average colony loss with the onset of CDD. Even the surviving colonies showed weak viability. Though a majority of the losses have been attributed to known causes about 25% of the loss is estimated to have occurred due to CCD. These losses of colonies occur throughout the year and are not seasonal.&nbsp.