Beekeepers lose between 30 percent and 40 percent of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60 percent.
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WEST LAFAYETTE Beekeepers lose between 30% and 40% of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60%. “The traditional methods of bee breeding have been around for nearly 100 years,” said Purdue University’s Brock Harpur, assi .