colony collapse disorder
noun[U]
environmentspecialized(alsoColony Collapse Disorder)uk/ˌkɒl.ə.ni kəˈlæps dɪˌsɔː.dər/us/ˌkɑː.lə.ni kəˈlæps dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/(abbreviationCCD)aproblemthatcausesmost of thebeesin acolony(= agrouplivingtogether)tosuddenlydisappearfor areasonthat is notknown:
蜂群崩坏症候群Apuzzlingphenomenoncalledcolonycollapsedisorderor CCD iswipingoutbeesby the millions.一种被称为“蜂群崩坏症候群”或称CCD的现象令人费解,数以百万计的蜜蜂因此消失。
Thecausesof Colony Collapse Disorder areuncertain.蜂群崩坏症候群的原因尚不明确。
- Disease,pests,urbanization, and apuzzlingconditioncalled "colonycollapsedisorder" havecombinedtocreateanagriculturalcrisis.
- Somepartsof thecountryareexperiencingcolonycollapsedisorder, in which most of thebeesseemtodisappear.
- Colonycollapsedisorderor CCD was firstreportedin Florida and has sincespreadto 24states.
- Since 2006,honeybeecoloniesin theUnitedStateshave beensufferingfrom awidespreadphenomenonknownascolonycollapsedisorder(CCD).
- Some of thebeekeepersthoughttheirhivessufferedfromcolonycollapsedisorder, but that hasn't beenverified.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
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