lecture 28

Question 1

lab vs field studies

Answer 1

in lab: exposure to pesticides can be well controlled, doesn’t reflect real world conditions, yield different results

Question 2

possible causes of colony collapse disorder

Answer 2

cell phones
not invented in 2006 when this occurred
-press poorly leaked info
-low sample size and only studied 4 colonies

parasitic mites and associated viruses
-cant manipulate viruses experimentally

nosema disease
-gut fungus destroys bees digestive

pesticides
-synergism: combined lethal effect of miticide and fungicide that separately had no effect