Plant virus jumps to honeybees

File this Update under weird, but important information, even though it is not directly related to turf science. Scientists have recently identified a a virus from the tobacco plant (tobacco ringspot virus) as one of the many factors responsible for the widespread die–off of honeybees, which is known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The large team of researchers, affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, the USDA, the University of North Carolina, and Emory School of Medicine, have shown…