Years before the CCD phenomenon ever hit the headlines, Huang had noticed that the quality of domesticated honeybees declined over time due to inbreeding, so he and his partners began working to develop improved strains.
原來，早在蜂群衰竭失調事件發生前，黃東明在長年的養蜂經驗中已關注到，飼養的家蜂，因為近親交配，一代不如一代，品種越來越弱化。