CATCH THE BUZZ – International Pollinator Conference 2016
2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
Read More2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
Read More2016 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State University will be hosting the third International…
Read MoreOn the 13th of August we’re holding our second Pollinator Day here at the Root Company’s Pollinator Meadow, behind our Corporate Headquarters. There’s a…
Read MoreWOOSTER, Ohio — Honeybees are negatively impacted by the insecticide-coated seeds of some field crops, yet they also seem to benefit from the presence…
Read MoreBy Charles Rohla by The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. Pollination in the pecan orchard is critical to both the yield and quality of…
Read MoreThis year’s almond crop is expected to be larger than that from last year, and growers are pointing to more rain and a better…
Read MoreBut farmers still haven’t out-produced demand On Wednesday 27 April, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that California’s 2015 almond acreage is estimated…
Read MoreRecent declines in nut prices, notably for almonds and walnuts, have made the jobs of California’s rural appraisers a lot more challenging. The lowered…
Read Moreby Clarence Collison Synthetic Brood Pheromone. Honey bee brood pheromone is a blend of 10 simple fatty-acid esters that are extractable from the larval…
Read MoreBotanical Society of America IMAGE: After pollination, pollen must hydrate, germinate, develop sperm, and grow a pollen tube to reach an ovule and egg. These…
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen, a key late-season food source for North American…
Read MorePollinator Friendly Best Management Practices As the planters start to roll this spring, please encourage your neighbors to implement pollinator-friendly best management practices for…
Read MoreState Pollinator Protector Plans Protecting Pollinators Takes Funding by Michele Colopy States are being encouraged to develop Pollinator Protection Plans. Whether it is state…
Read MoreScientists are now in agreement that we are not facing a beepocalypse as many in the media environmental activists and journalists have been predicting….
Read MoreMANHATTAN, KANSAS – U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms…
Read MorePeople who are interested in bees and the challenges they face can learn more at the 2015 International Orchard Bee Association Meeting and Pollinator…
Read MoreJan Suszkiw, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service, A native Andrena bee species gathers nectar and pollen from a pear flower (Jim Cane, ARS)….
Read MoreUniversity of California – San Diego A study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego has found that the Africanized honey bee–an aggressive hybrid…
Read MoreThe Pollinator Stewardship Council is pleased with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion concerning the registration of sulfoxaflor. Our argument, presented by Earthjustice…
Read MoreWildflowers help control crop pests Could cornflowers and poppies take the place of pesticides? That’s what researchers are proposing in a new study…
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