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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expanded the discussion of varroa mites and CCD. Media added. | Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| Added top questions and a cross-reference to varroa mite. | Jul 03, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Mentioned the 2025 collapse in the United States and updated the economic significance of honeybee pollination. | May 23, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 20, 2023 | ||
| Removed media. | Nov 01, 2021 | ||
| Rearranged media | Aug 04, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Environmental Protection Agency - Colony Collapse Disorder. | Nov 20, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural Resources Defense Council - The Buzz About Colony Collapse Disorder. | Nov 20, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study. | Nov 20, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 31, 2017 | ||
| Added information on honeybee pathogens and on the impact of the antimicrobial agent fumagillin on honeybee physiology. | May 27, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 10, 2015 | ||
| Added information on pathogens and pesticides associated with CCD. | May 14, 2014 | ||
| Added information on restrictions concerning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Also added information on historical unexplained honeybee losses and updated data on colony losses in the United States. | Apr 30, 2013 | ||
| Added information about the phorid fly Apocephalus borealis and its possible link to colony collapse disorder. | Jan 25, 2012 | ||
| Added information on honeybee losses from CCD in 2010 and on the finding that CCD colonies from different regions of the United States are frequently coinfected with a virus and a fungus. | Oct 07, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Sep 01, 2009 |
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