Pollinate or perish
A mystery disease dubbed 'Colony Collapse Disorder' has destroyed about a quarter of the United States 2.4 million hives in the space of six months.
That means big business for Australian exporters, who are busy as bees helping to restock empty American hives.
But few Australian apiarists are rejoicing because they fear that whatever is causing the disorder may soon spread here.
In fact, just this week the CSIRO has been examining a sample of Asian honey bees recently discovered in far north Queensland, to see if they carry a mite - that just might be the source of the problem.
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