Reuters:


A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.

The culprit is a microscopic parasite called nosema ceranae said Mariano Higes, who leads a team of researchers at a government-funded apiculture centre in Guadalajara, the province east of Madrid that is the heartland of Spain’s honey industry.


Darn it! It was so much more fun to pretend the bee colony collapses were caused by the excesses of Western capitalism, just like all the other terrifying impending disasters threatening the world.