Shedding Light on Imidacloprid’s Role in Colony Collapse Disorder

Honeybees have been inexplicably disappearing at an alarming rate in a poorly understood phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Continued use of new pesticides throughout the agricultural and private sectors has led to speculation that these compounds may play a role in the disappearance of the honeybee. My research sheds light on Imidacloprid’s role in Colony Collapse Disorder by tracing this pesticide through the pollination pathway of the honeybee and locating it within the hive as well as on the extremities of the bees.

Name: Eliza Helen McNitt
Stats: 17 year-old Senior from Greenwich High School in Greenwich, CT

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