Why Australian Researchers Are 'Spying' On 5,000 Honey Bees

Meera Dolasia
Thu, 30 Jan 2014 06:02:31 -0800

The industrious honey bee not only provides us with delicious honey, but also, helps pollinate about a third of the world's fruits and vegetables. It is therefore no wonder that the ongoing deaths of millions of the tiny insects throughout the world, a phenomenon scientists call Colony-Collapse Disorder, has researchers extremely worried. What's even worse is that despite extensive investigation, the cause still remains a total mystery.