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The show was called "Silence of the bees" and ran for about 50 minutes with no commercials (3 cheers for PBS). I wasn't totally attentive throughout the program, but I did tape it. The CCD, or Colony Collapse Disorder, has hit not only North America (about 3/4 of the U.S. states plus areas of Canada), but also in Europe and Central America and South America. CCD seems to be still a big mystery, only dating back to its first symptoms noted in early winter a year ago. A parasite of great interest, Nosema sarani??, which I believe is a microscopic microsporidian protozoan, seems to have been eliminated, since in Germany? it seemed to be prevalent in all hiaves tested, not just the ones that collapsed. There seems to be a lot of interest now in a new? virus, and hives are now being tested and monitored to see what happens to them this year at the same time as the collapses started a year ago (in November? and December). A few days ago, on As It Happens on CBC Radio, I heard the tail end of an interview with a Dr. Guzman?? (or similar name?), who was investigating both varroa mites and the Nosema parasite, I believe? Can anyone add to this or correct my report? Cheers and thanks from Jim ---------- From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:03:32 -0400 To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Cc: Dick Rogers <drogers@wildwoodlabs.com>, Steve Javorek <javoreks@agr.gc.ca>, Cory Sheffield <corysheffield@yahoo.ca>, Kenna MacKenzie <mackenziek@agr.gc.ca>, Jeff Ogden <ogdenjb@gov.ns.ca>, Todd Smith <todd.smith@acadiau.ca> Subject: 9 p.m. TONIGHT on PBS TV: NATURE: on disappearing honeybees Very sorry about the ridiculous timing of this missive, but tonight on NATURE on both PBS Boston and PBS Detroit will apparently be on the topic of disappearing honeybees. If you miss this program, try going to pbs.org Web-site for information on this show and on perhaps other times when it will be shown. Cheers and good luck from Jim in Wolfville P.S. Of course, I will be taping it. P.P.S. The TV listings in various newspapers etc. can often be wrong, but check it out anyway. Last week my listings for 9 p.m. on Sunday night showed some program other than Nature, but in fact they aired a Nature show on giant crocodiles in Australia?
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