Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered Our Food Supply

This explores the disappearance of 23% of America's beehives due to Colony Collapse Disorder, a new environmental disaster caused by the insecticide imidacloprid. The cause is attributed to cell phones, mites, new pathogens, and bee management. The demise of honeybees, crucial to food crop production, could lead to catastrophe. Schacker's investigation combines science and politics, offering a plan to save the bees. This serves as a cautionary tale and a call for action.

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