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Varroa Mite Phoretic Phase By: Clarence Collison The Varroa mite life cycle consists of two distinct phases: a phoretic phase during which the females…
Read MoreVarroa Mite Phoretic Phase By: Clarence Collison The Varroa mite life cycle consists of two distinct phases: a phoretic phase during which the females…
Read MoreEmma Cowan CRISPR (Clustered regularly-interspaced short palindromic repeats) Cas-9 is the most high profile gene-editing tool today and a technique that’s far more palatable…
Read More‘Syngenta and Bayer have a substantial amount of influence in the debate,’ said one neurobiology researcher in response to a Greenpeace analysis of corporate…
Read MoreSperm Viability by- Clarence Collison The survival of a honey bee colony depends, in part, on the reproductive success of the queen, which in…
Read MoreUtah State University (USU) graduate student Michael Orr rummaged through drawer after drawer at the National Pollinating Insects Collection until his doggedness paid off….
Read MoreThe nutritional value of pollen has been demonstrated by measuring such diverse parameters as the growth and development of fat body, the development of…
Read MoreJoshua Cobb, The Examiner “Bees are insects, but few veterinarians realize they are also classified as food animals,” said Dr. Don Hoenig, co-owner of…
Read MoreJoseph Woodgate, Queen Mary University of London Bees provide us with an invaluable service by pollinating plants, an indispensable part of natural and agricultural…
Read MoreResearchers breed wasps to save citrus trees Researchers at Cal Poly Pomona are breeding sting-less wasps to help contain the citrus pest population in…
Read MoreUniversity of Otago Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago have discovered the molecular mechanism by which queen honeybees carefully control worker bees’ fertility….
Read MoreBy Susan Milius When a honey bee colony gets hot and bothered, the crisis sets tongues wagging. Middle-aged bees stick their tongues into the…
Read MoreHoney Bee Abdominal Motion at 500 Frames Per Second (video) Entomological Society of America Honey Bee Abdominal Motion at 500 Frames Per Second (video)…
Read MoreBy: Michael Smith Puberty is an unlikely topic for a beekeeping journal, but it is a special time in any organism’s life, and I’ll…
Read MoreBy: Clarence Collison Recognition Within the honey bee colony, recognition of nestmates from aliens is based on olfactory cues. Recognition of colony members is…
Read MoreObservation hives have been used to study the behavior of honey bees since the pioneering studies of François Huber in the 18th century. Observation…
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 MoreInsects increase the time to encounter target floral plumes in polluted air masses due to the modified chemical composition of floral scents. Plant-pollinator interactions…
Read MoreAlan Harman Australia imposes a regional quarantine after Varroa mites are found in northern Queensland and they may have been there for years. Confirmation…
Read MoreAlan Harman The European Union punted and ran over the continued use glyphosate after EU countries failed to make a decision on a new…
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