colony collapse
noun [ C or U ] environment specialized uk/ˌkɒl.ə.ni kəˈlæps/ us/ˌkɑː.lə.ni kəˈlæps/
蜂群崩坏（即大批蜂巢內的工蜂突然消失）
the sudden disappearance of most of the bees in a colony (= a group living together)
Several countries have reported cases of colony collapse. 已经有几个国家报告了蜂群崩坏的案例。
In a colony collapse, there are no bodies, no dead bees to be found. 蜂群崩坏出现时，没有尸体，也没有发现死蜂。
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- It is travelling bee colonies that appear to have been most heavily affected by colony collapse.
- An Austrian survey noted that two-thirds of beekeepers with mobile phone masts within 300 metres had suffered unexplained colony collapse.
- Whatever turns out to be the immediate cause of colony collapse, many entomologists believe some such disaster was waiting to happen.
- Scientists yesterday identified a virus as one of the likely causes of the recent wave of honeybee colony collapses across the country.