Definition of colony collapse disorder in English:

colony collapse disorder

noun

mass noun

The sudden mass disappearance of the majority of worker bees in a colony. The causes of the phenomenon are unclear, though many possible causes or contributory factors have been proposed, such as diseases, pathogens, pesticides, and changes in habitat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since it was recognized in 2006, colony collapse disorder has destroyed colonies at a rate of about 30 percent a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Scientists will examine the effectiveness of pesticides in protecting the bees from colony collapse disorder and varroa mite.
- The declining population of honey bees, particularly due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), is troubling.
- Any healthy bee colony is a good thing considering millions of bees have mysteriously died from Colony Collapse Disorder.
- Beekeepers in Europe, North America and elsewhere are worried by so-called colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon which has been blamed on mites, a virus or fungus, pesticides or a combination thereof.

Definition of colony collapse disorder in US English:

colony collapse disorder

noun

The sudden mass disappearance of the majority of worker bees in a colony. The causes of the phenomenon are unclear, though many possible causes or contributory factors have been proposed, such as diseases, pathogens, pesticides, and changes in habitat.
Example sentencesExamples
- Beekeepers in Europe, North America and elsewhere are worried by so-called colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon which has been blamed on mites, a virus or fungus, pesticides or a combination thereof.
- The declining population of honey bees, particularly due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), is troubling.
- Any healthy bee colony is a good thing considering millions of bees have mysteriously died from Colony Collapse Disorder.
- Since it was recognized in 2006, colony collapse disorder has destroyed colonies at a rate of about 30 percent a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Scientists will examine the effectiveness of pesticides in protecting the bees from colony collapse disorder and varroa mite.

单词	colony collapse disorder
释义	Definition of colony collapse disorder in English: colony collapse disorder noun mass noun The sudden mass disappearance of the majority of worker bees in a colony. The causes of the phenomenon are unclear, though many possible causes or contributory factors have been proposed, such as diseases, pathogens, pesticides, and changes in habitat. Example sentencesExamples Since it was recognized in 2006, colony collapse disorder has destroyed colonies at a rate of about 30 percent a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Scientists will examine the effectiveness of pesticides in protecting the bees from colony collapse disorder and varroa mite. The declining population of honey bees, particularly due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), is troubling. Any healthy bee colony is a good thing considering millions of bees have mysteriously died from Colony Collapse Disorder. Beekeepers in Europe, North America and elsewhere are worried by so-called colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon which has been blamed on mites, a virus or fungus, pesticides or a combination thereof. Definition of colony collapse disorder in US English: colony collapse disorder noun The sudden mass disappearance of the majority of worker bees in a colony. The causes of the phenomenon are unclear, though many possible causes or contributory factors have been proposed, such as diseases, pathogens, pesticides, and changes in habitat. Example sentencesExamples Beekeepers in Europe, North America and elsewhere are worried by so-called colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon which has been blamed on mites, a virus or fungus, pesticides or a combination thereof. The declining population of honey bees, particularly due to colony collapse disorder (CCD), is troubling. Any healthy bee colony is a good thing considering millions of bees have mysteriously died from Colony Collapse Disorder. Since it was recognized in 2006, colony collapse disorder has destroyed colonies at a rate of about 30 percent a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Scientists will examine the effectiveness of pesticides in protecting the bees from colony collapse disorder and varroa mite.
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