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How IoT Can Save the Bees | IoT For All
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How IoT Can Save the Bees | IoT For All

While winter losses of beehives up to 15 percent are sustainable, the US experienced a 28 percent winter hive loss and a nearly 43 percent total hive loss in 2016. The biggest challenge is that this widespread hive collapse—known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)—doesn’t yet have a single cause. It’s commonly attributed to a variety of factors including diseases like American Foul Brood, parasites such as the Varroa mite, and pesticide use (e.g. neonicotinoids). Due to the mystery that still surrounds the loss of bee hives, it’s more critical than ever before that we leverage technology—specifically, IoT—to gain more insight into the catastrophe in order to reverse it.

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