Study Hall
From the Editor By: Jerry Hayes Lots of colony losses once again in 2023. There are three words I want you to remember: Varroa,…
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The Risky Business Of Pesticides
By : Johnathan Lundgren There Are Consequences Of Pesticides That Stand Beyond Fence Lines It is easy for a farmer to justify applying a…
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synthetic biology An Advantageous Approach To Combat Bee Diseases
The iGEM “Tec-Chihuahua” Team Honey. Floral and sweet honey. Fresh as fruits or aged as wine. Just like bees, beekeepers want to give the…
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Confessions Of A Corn Entomologist
By Jonathan Lundgren Conventional wisdom in commodity based agriculture has done more harm than good. Many are looking for a component solution to bee…
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Hazards of Beekeeping
By Ross Conrad Lyme Disease Lurks Out There Despite all its pleasures, beekeeping also presents many potential risks and hazards. Besides being stung, beekeepers…
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Bigger Picture
By Jessica Lougue Tier II Tunnel Study Basic Design I’ve written some in the past about the general ins and outs of this type…
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CHELIFERS OR PSEUDOSCORPIONS AS VARROA CONTROL AGENTS
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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What’s In Your Bees
By: Peter Snyder and Kim Flottum Last September we published an article on this operation. If you recall, NAGC honey bee research and assay…
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Honey As An ANTIBIOTIC It’s the little things that count, it seems!
By: Tianna Kolody Honey is widely accepted as a source of natural antioxidants, with applications for food preservation and human health. In general, antioxidants…
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Peering Into The Future A Path To The Genius Hive
By: Joseph Cazier The Genius hive will be able to tell you what it needs to do better. Introduction Many of the changes we are…
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BeeKeepers & Bombs
Varroa bombs. Let’s think about that. By: Ross Conrad It is the nightmare scenario of every beekeeper. Varroa mite populations build up in colonies…
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Thymol – Varroa Control
By: Claudia Garrido Thymol is one of the alternative treatments in late Summer, or even in Spring according to the temperatures of the year…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part VI
By: Ross Conrad If you still think pesticides are not as big a concern as other issues like Varroa mites, you haven’t been paying attention….
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Dicamba and Bees
By: Jonathan Lundgren Repeating a mistake generally doesn’t end well. When genetically modified, glyphosate-tolerant crops hit the scene in the mid-1990s, it was…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part V
The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the evidence. So…
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A Closer Look
By: Clarence Collison BIOGENIC AMINES They play a role in the regulation of honey bee behavioral development and are particularly important in the control…
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It Took 50,000+ Dead Bumble Bees . . .
By Dewey Caron In Wilsonville, Oregon there was a massive kill of bumble bees in the parking lot of a Target store on a…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part IV
By: Ross Conrad The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part III
By: Ross Conrad The dose response characteristics of neonicotinoid insecticides turn out to be identical to those of genotoxic carcinogens, which are the most dangerous…
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NAGC
By: Peter Snyder We are pleased to report that beekeepers in the United States have a new ally in the battle to identify a…
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