Amitraz Resistance Testing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Mulica mmulica@keystone.org (406) 240-9606 Honey Bee Health Coalition & USDA ARS Seek 100 Beekeepers for Amitraz Resistance Testing…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Bermuda Beeswax in Space
Flight of the Bermuda Beeswax Owain Johnston-Barnes Dr. Danielle Wood and Bermuda beeswax It’s not polluted, it is stable and it burns well –…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Bee Species Found in Brazil
Brazil announces new pollination bee species Mortimer Nelson Scientists say a new species of pollinating bee has been discovered on a farm in the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Don’t Bee Antisocial!
Don’t bee antisocial: Some honey bees choose to spend time with other members of the colony while others prefer to buzz off on their…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- First Map of Bee Species
Researchers create first map of bee species around the globe By: Cell Press The bee species Amegilla andrewsi, one of 20,000 species worldwide. Credit: Zestin…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Dual Function Varroa Control from High School Competition
SCIENCE & SOCIETY For teens, big problems may lead to meaningful research Both local and global issues inspired these 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Origins of Flowering Plants and Pollinators
The Origins of Flowering Plants and Pollinators 1. Casper J. van der Kooi1, 2. Jeff Ollerton2 See all authors and affiliations Science 19 Jun…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Be A Dandelion Detective
Become a Dandelion Detective! Dandelion Detectives is a STEM activity targeting 3-7 graders where participants work together to measure the value of weeds for…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Japanese Honey Bees Kill Murder Hornets…NYTimes 1995
Honeybees Vanquish a Goliath Hornet with Thermal Warfare By: Warren E. Leary Oct. 10, 1995 Credit…The New York Times Archives See the article in…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Gund Names Apis Fund Winners
Gund Names Inaugural Apis Fund Winners The Gund Institute for Environment at UVM announced its first Apis Fund awards today, which will catalyze new…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ- Can Science Replace the Bee?
Can Science Replace the Bee? By: Donna Gates, Maryland Master Gardener Some plants, like Conifers and many deciduous trees, are pollinated by wind. Members…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers Have Analyzed How Paralysis Virus Hijacks the Cellular Protein Production Machinery and Misuses It for Its Own Purposes
The Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus is a pathogen that affects honey bees and has been linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, a key factor in…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Nutrient Package Helps Bees Work Better in the Cold, and, How and Where Will Climate Change Affect People, and Bees.
One company wants to help farmers adapt to a world of rapidly declining bee populations. Argentina-based startup Beeflow has developed a special nutrient-packed formula…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Rampant Honey Fraud Spawns Creation of New Certification Program.
INSCATECH Confusion among honey consumers in Canada and the United States reached its peak over the last few weeks when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a lawsuit…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Biodiversity Improves Crop Production, and, Trees for Bees Stems Climate Change.
Ecologists and biologists compared data of about 1,500 agricultural fields around the world: from corn fields in the American plains to oilseed rape fields…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Ambitious Strategies to Combat Pests and Disease in Organic Agriculture.
Mesotunnels, like those pictured here, are composed of nylon mesh fabric suspended on hoops placed about 42 inches over the ground. The management technique…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Native Flies Could Replace Bees as Pollinators.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development researcher David Cook, Agriculture and food minister Alannah MacTiernan and Hort Innovation Research and Development general manager…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Surprise! Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains.
Egan Jimenez -Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs PRINCETON, N.J.–Pesticides are present in many food products and play a central…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – There’s Industry Money To Be Had For Honey Bee Health Research. Check This Out!
Project Apis m. and the National Honey Board Announce a Request for Research Proposals to Support and Enhance Honey Bee Health. Salt Lake City,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Canada’s York University to Develop ‘BeeCSI’ Tool to Help Canada’s Rapidly Declining Honey Bees, and, BBKA on Guard for Asian Hornet
Associate Professor Amro Zayed – York University, Asian Hornet TORONTO, September 18, 2019 – When Canada’s honey bees are thriving, they produce honey and…
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