CATCH THE BUZZ – Bees See Better than we thought. Who knew?
Alan Harman Honey bees have much better vision than was previously known, researchers at the University of Adelaide discover. The findings come…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Innovative Development Freezes Bee Sperm To Find Genes That Could Improve Genetic Diversity
About 100 years from now, a middle-aged beekeeper will walk over to her backyard hives to introduce a queen honey bee that derives 50…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – A new University of Illinois study puts climate change predictions in terms that farmers are used to: field working days.
URBANA, Ill. – Scientists the world over are working to predict how climate change will affect our planet. It is an extremely complex puzzle…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – American Bee Research Conference 2017. A Short Report.
By Elina L. Niño (AAPA President), Extension Specialist, University of California ANR Cooperative Extension, Davis, CA, and Michael Simone-Finstrom (AAPA Vice-President), Honey Bee Breeding,…
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION
By: Jay Evans Good Bug, Bad Bug As I finish this column on Super Bowl Sunday I am reminded of a sarcastic comment used…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – A honey bee vibration signal might also be a kind of startle response, issued when the tiny fliers bump into each other in the hive.
Scientists have just decoded another bit of honey bee speech, and the newfound “word” the bees are buzzing is “whoop.” In a study published in the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The Ohio State University 2017 Bee Lab Webinar Series
Sessions are the third Wednesday of the month, beginning at 9AM EASTERN. All webinars are free, and registration is not required. The schedule for this year is…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bee diversity is due to many diverse origins. None from Indiana, however.
Where do honey bees come from? A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis and UC Berkeley clears some of the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – EAS Foundation for Honey Bee Research Call for Proposals 2017
One (or more) awards available in 2017; the total amount available for all awards is $10,000. The award will be announced at the EAS…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey bee parasite mite genome sequenced to aid in fight against bee colony destruction
Published today in the open-access journal GigaScience is an article that presents the genome of a parasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, that infects bee colonies,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Insect Sized Drones Can Pollinate Plants Using a Sticky Gel That Can Move Pollen
As bees slip onto the endangered species list in the United States, researchers in Japan are pollinating lilies with insect-sized drones. The undersides of…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Monarchs from as far away as Idaho, Utah, and Arizona converge to spend the winter in parts of California. And get counted.
In the fall of 1997, a small group of dedicated monarch scientists and volunteers set out to count how many monarch butterflies were overwintering…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – 2016 Organic Survey being conducted. If you’re organic, get counted.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting the 2016 Certified Organic Survey, a yearly census taken to gather new data…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Take The Survey!
Véto-pharma survey – Honey bee viruses Véto-pharma (www.veto-pharma.com), the French company, which manufactures Apivar and Varroa EasyCheck, has released a new survey to help…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australian research targets small hive beetle with Natural compounds
HIGH ALERT: Australian beekeepers are being urged to remain on the lookout for small hive beetle. BEEKEEPERS are being urged to remain on the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – CORN GROWERS HELP HONEY BEES
BY NCGA | January 27, 2017 A new honey bee testing service announced this week will allow beekeepers to more effectively identify and address…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – What’s Next for PLOS? A conversation with outgoing Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Marincola. And, Who Says It’s FDA Approved? Plus, FDA Approved – Who Says?
Tracy Vence In October, PLOS announced that Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Marincola will be leaving the nonprofit at the end of this year. The…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Three Great Studies, All Here
Pitching in: USU biologists study development of division of labor among bees Washington State’s solitary alkali bees provide insights about social bees Utah State…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New MSU research addresses gap between research and practice in sustainable agriculture.
“We need to pay more attention to scale in our research, as farmers face tradeoffs and time-sensitive use of resources.” A voice from Big…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Trump to Name ex-Georgia Gov. Perdue as Agriculture Secretary, and Vilsack Goes To Dairy Export
U.S. President Donald Trump will name former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as his nominee for secretary of agriculture on Thursday, a senior transition…
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