colony collapse
noun[CorU]
environmentspecializeduk/ˌkɒl.ə.ni kəˈlæps/us/ˌkɑː.lə.ni kəˈlæps/thesuddendisappearanceof most of thebeesin acolony(= agrouplivingtogether):
蜂群崩坏（即大批蜂巢內的工蜂突然消失）Severalcountrieshavereportedcasesofcolonycollapse.已经有几个国家报告了蜂群崩坏的案例。
In acolonycollapse, there are nobodies, nodeadbeesto befound.蜂群崩坏出现时，没有尸体，也没有发现死蜂。
- It istravellingbeecoloniesthatappearto have been mostheavilyaffectedbycolonycollapse.
- An Austriansurveynotedthat two-thirds ofbeekeeperswithmobilephonemastswithin 300metreshadsufferedunexplainedcolonycollapse.
- Whateverturnsout to be theimmediatecauseofcolonycollapse, many entomologistsbelievesome suchdisasterwaswaitingtohappen.
- Scientistsyesterdayidentifiedavirusas one of thelikelycausesof therecentwaveofhoneybeecolonycollapsesacrossthecountry.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- non-migratory
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor
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