According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), there is no scientific evidence that the phenomenon has happened in Brazil.
Analysis of some suspected cases of CCD indicates there have been accidents caused by malpractice or neglect in the management of bees and in the application of crop protection products.
It is worth to highlight that CCD has affected populations of European Apis bees, and in Brazil, the most common species is the Africanized, which has developed from the crossbreeding of European and African bees. This poly-hybrid presents greater resistance.
In Brazil, there are no cases of such a developed practice of bees created primarily for pollination, which results in constant and long commuting, quoted as one of the possible stress factors that can contribute to cases of CCD.
