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Seminar proceedings - Syndrome of beehive depopulation in Italy: multidisciplinary approach for the individuation of the causes and strategies of containment of the phenomena

 


Interesting elements emerged in the debate and in the reports presented in occasion of APAT seminar about the bees disappearance phenomena in Italy. In 2007 about 200.000 beehives were lost, causing an economical damage from missed pollination of about 250 milions of euro. The hygenic conditions of the beehives, the climate changes and the consequent minor availabilty and quality of water and pasture, the territory unhealthiness (phytosanitary products, elettromagnetic waves, ecc) are among the causes of high mortality rate of the bees highlighted during the event.
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