The death of bees around the world should certainly be a cause for concern for governments, scientists, ecologists and honey consumers. The extinction of bees could have serious negative effects on the livelihoods of people who depend on honey cultivation for food and income. Furthermore, honey has healing properties, especially against colds and flu, and, therefore, a reduction in its supply could be harmful to people's health. The death of bees will cause an imbalance in the ecosystem because flowering plants depend on bees for pollination (Quarles, 2008, p.1). In particular, bees pollinate a third of flowering crops (ibid). David Hackenberg was one of the first beekeepers to notice the mysterious extinction of honey bees and, furthermore, lost more than 2500 of his hives (Stokstad, pp. 970-972). Scientists have called this mysterious phenomenon colony collapse disorder (CCD) (Quarles, 2008, p. 3). This mysterious disappearance of honey bees has been noted in several states of America and in some European countries such as Poland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland (Schacker, 2008, pp. 11-18). For example, 75% of bee colonies disappeared in Pennsylvania in 2006 (Quarles, 2008, p. 3). Therefore, given the potential harm that bee extinction could cause, it is crucial to identify the reasons why bees are dying in large numbers in order to take appropriate measures. Therefore, this article will evaluate two problems that negatively affect honey bees and conclude that neither of them was the primary reason for colony collapse disorder. According to Stokstad (2007, pp. 970-972), one of the possible reasons for CCD is varroa mites, which have been the main problem for beekeepers for 20 years. First...... middle of paper......and diseases. Scientific and Technical Review of the Office International desEpizooties, 27(2), 499-510. Neumann, P., & Carreck, N. L. (2010). Losses of honey bee colonies. Journal of ApiculturalResearch, 49(1), 1-6.Quarles, W. (2008). Pesticides and bee colony collapse disorder. The IPMPractioner, 30(9-10), 1-16.Schacker, M. (2008). A Spring Without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Endangered Our Food Supply. New York, USA: The Lyons Press. Sharma, V.P., & Kumar, N.R. (2010, May 25). Changes in bee behavior and biology under the influence of cell phone radiation. Current Science, 98(10), 1376-1378.Stokstad, E. (2007, May 18). The case of empty hives. Science, 316(5827), 970-972. Retrieved May 19, 2007, from www.sciencemag.org