Imperial College London Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction….
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Internationally respected US beekeeping expert Jerry Hayes has been appointed vice president North America for Vita Bee Health to help beekeepers improve and maintain…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found residues of the weed killer glyphosate in samples of U.S. honey, according to documents obtained by the consumer advocacy group U.S. Right…
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Credit: National University of Singapore Mr Ming-Kai Tan, a PhD student from the NUS Department of Biological Sciences, is a key member of a…
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GET READY FOR THE MITE-A-THON! September 8 to 15, 2018 SPREAD THE WORD – Local beekeeping clubs and associations are key to making the Mite-A-Thon a…
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By: Jennifer Berry Use Methods For Controlling Varroa That Are Tested, Legal and Work Last year, a new method of using oxalic acid (OA)…
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By Clarence Collison OXALIC ACID VARROA TREATMENTS Standard Oxalic Acid treatments, techniques and results. Oxalic Acid (OA) is a natural constituent of honey and…
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By: Hans-Jürgen Ratsch1, Jens Clausen2, Bernhard Huchzermeyer3, Johannes Leng4, Laurin Mathes4, Petra Hoppe1 Pseudoscorpions May Be The Answer. Abstract Due to the use of pesticides…
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By: Joseph Cazier Why Americans Should Care Introduction From June 26-28, 2018 the European Parliament hosted the seventh annual BeeWeek in Brussels, Belgium. I was…
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By: Marlowe Hood A new class of insecticide—’can have a negative impact on the reproductive output of bumblebee colonies’ A new class of pesticides…
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Alan Harman Bumble bees and hummingbirds are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex, Canadian researchers report….
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Alan Harman Queen laying an egg, surrounded by her retinue of court bees. (Photo: Joseph Milone) When honey bees need a new emergency queen,…
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Australian honey, produced from domesticated European honey bees mostly foraging in native vegetation, is unique. Under the microscope, most Australian honey samples can be…
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University of Stirling Invasive monkeyflowers growing among native forget-me-nots illustrate the assimilation of a non-native species 200 years after its introduction into the British…
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A large-scale study has drawn together the findings of a decade of agrochemical research to confirm that pesticides used in crop protection have a…
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From July 28 to August 5, 2018, citizens from Canada, Mexico and the United States are invited to join the second International Monarch Monitoring…
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A federal court will determine if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be ordered to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children….
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British Ecological Society. Materials provided by British Ecological Society. Original written by Sabrina Weiss. Credit: Harry Siviter, Royal Holloway, University of London PhD student…
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By: Meghan Milbrath | Jacquelyn Albert ,In Growing Produce This bumble bee is one of 80 species of wild bees found visiting Michigan tart…
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Green sweat bee or “peridot bee” If you’re moving pollen from one plant to another, you might be a pollinator. Pollinators come in all…
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