Moroccan Officials Rule Out Disease in Bee Population Decline Investigation

This conclusion was drawn following investigations by the provincial veterinary services in coordination with representatives of the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Beekeeping (FIMAP), indicates an ONSSA press release.

After the alert launched by the federation, the specialized services of the Office carried out numerous field visits and then formally ruled out the hypothesis of a disease.

However, the source specifies, the investigations continue in order to identify the real causes of this problem which decimates the bee colonies, explaining that this phenomenon, known under the scientific name of colony collapse disorder, has also been observed in countries in Europe, America and Africa.

It would be the consequence of several factors, namely: the weakness of rainfall, the decrease in the quantity and quality of food available for bees or the state of health of the apiaries and the prevention methods followed.