CATCH THE BUZZ – N.Y. honeybees stung hard by varroa mite, researchers find
By David Nutt A small mite is causing big trouble for New York’s honeybee population and putting in peril the fruit and vegetable crops that…
Read MoreBy David Nutt A small mite is causing big trouble for New York’s honeybee population and putting in peril the fruit and vegetable crops that…
Read MoreHolly Whetstone, Layne Cameron A team of Michigan State University entomologists will use a nearly $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of…
Read MoreBECAUSE ALL THE POLLINATOR BUZZES DIDN’T FIT INTO POLLINATOR WEEK Mary Phillips On June, 22, 2017, the National Wildlife Federation’s Collin O’Mara joined…
Read MoreWith the help of local beekeepers, Vita (Europe) Ltd has opened a test apiary near its Basingstoke headquarters to complement its other test apiaries…
Read MorePurdue researchers found that honeybees collect pollen from a wide range of plants, even in areas dominated by corn and soybeans. Credit: Purdue University/Tom…
Read MoreTom Van Arsdall, Laurie Davies Adams BECAUSE ALL THE POLLINATOR BUZZES DIDN’T FIT INTO POLLINATOR WEEK Pollinator Week 2017 (June 19-25), marks the tenth…
Read MoreA colony of healthy honey bees is like a superorganism–individual bees provide the cohesiveness and interplay among its cells and tissues by delivering pollen…
Read MoreFood Manufacturer Wild bee populations are in drastic decline, just as rising crop yields are demanding more pollination than ever before. The first-ever study to map…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) — A genetically engineered fungus, designed to produce toxins from spiders and scorpions, could effectively kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes, according to…
Read MoreThe Bee Informed Partnership has released preliminary state losses for 2016-2017. If there are fewer than 5 respondents in a state, we will not release…
Read Moreby Entomology Today As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit….
Read MoreApril 11, 2017 by Entomology Today, By Meredith Swett Walker The European honey bee (Apis mellifera), shown above with a Varroa destructor mite on…
Read MoreA contract research organization (CRO) for the crop protection, pharmaceutical, industrial chemical and consumer product industries, on June 1 announced the publication of the…
Read MoreA joint collaboration between the Bee Informed Partnership, the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory and USDA-APHIS has been established in the short term to primarily…
Read MoreQueen Mary University of London Nicotine-laced nectar can speed up a bumblebee’s ability to learn flower colors, according to scientists at Queen Mary University…
Read MoreEPA reopened the official comment docket (https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0384-0092) regarding the preliminary ecological risk assessment for the pyrethroid class of insecticides in late May. It will remain…
Read MoreBy: Peter Sieling Dresden, NY Feb. 1919 – William Keefer awoke to discover that eight of his honey bee colonies were missing. He was the…
Read MoreBy: Don Coats Watch for this killer. It’s not passed by Varroa. Introduction: This article reports on a honey bee colony struggling for survival…
Read MoreUniversity of Guelph Credit: Dara Stanley Neonicotinoid pesticides hinder wild queen bumblebee’s reproductive success, according to a new University of Guelph study. The study…
Read MoreFrom Entomology Today By Josh Lancette The plight of honey bees is well documented, as is the cause of much of their grief:…
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