Colony Collapse Disorder.

United Press International ^ | Feb. 25

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KALAMAZOO, Mich., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Michigan's $350 million fruit industry is in peril after the recent death of countless honeybees from what is called Colony Collapse Disorder.

Michigan Department of Agriculture official Mike Hansen told the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette that with honeybees dying at an alarming rate in 22 U.S. states the 2007 fruit harvest is at risk.

"Michigan has about 125 crops, and 60 to 65 of those are dependent on honeybee pollination," the state beekeeper said.

With reported losses of bees reaching up to 90 percent in some states, scientists have found no cure for what they labeled Colony Collapse Disorder.

Experts doubt other species of bees and flies could adequate pollinate the fruit crop in time for harvest.

Commodity specialist Ken Nye said that the true impact of the missing honeybees won't be accurately assessed for months.

"In reality, the light is going to go on at the first of May when the migratory beekeeper shows up and says, 'I only have 10 hives for you,'" the Gazette said.

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[BobS]

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