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Scientists in the Field: The Hive Detectives [pb]

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Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe

Part of the Scientists in the Field series

Written by Loree Griffin Burns with photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz

Without honey bees the world would be a very different place. There would be no sweet, delicious honey, no beeswax for creams and candles, and- worst of all- barely a fruit, nut, or vegetable to eat. So just imagine beekeeper Dave Hackenburg’s horror when, in 2006, he discovered twenty million of his buzzing charges had vanished without a trace. Those missing bees became the first reported casualties of a mysterious scourge that continues to plague honey bee populations today.

In The Hive Detectives, the author profiles bee wranglers and bee scientists across the country who have been working to understand colony collapse disorder, or CCD: the Hackenburgs, who move their three thousand beehives from coast to coast in order to pollinate crops; Mary Duane, who raises bees and bottles blue ribbon honey; and Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Jeffrey Pettis, Diana Cox-Foster, and Maryann Frazier, who study bees from every possible angle in an attempt to discover what is killing them.

In this dramatic and enlightening chronicle of a modern honey bee catastrophe, readers explore the lives of the fuzzy, buzzing insects we ought to love... and join the human quest to protect them. 80 pages

"Fully illustrated with excellent color photos, the clearly written text introduces four scientists and follows them from the field to their labs as they investigate possible causes of CCD: pesticides, viruses, bacteria, and pests such as mites. The book demonstrates the urgent need for answers, the challenges of the scientists' ongoing research projects, and the importance of investigating a variety of possibilities." -Booklist, Starred Review (Grades 6-10)

April 16, 2013

AR Level=7.5; Lexile Level=1120 NC Non-Conforming Text

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