CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonics Found to Impair Honey Bee Growth
Neonics Found to Impair Honey Bee Growth and Development, As EPA Re-Opens Opportunity for Public Comment on the Bee-Toxic Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides, May 27,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Xerces Pesticide Webinars
The Xerces Society’s Pesticide Program is hosting two webinars on Pesticides and Pollinators, starting during Earth Week. Webinar descriptions and links to register are…
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Pesticide Seed Coatings are Widespread but Underreported
Pesticide Seed Coatings are Widespread but Underreported By: Sara LaJeunesse UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pesticide-coated seeds — such as neonicotinoids, many of which are…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Three Today!
Drones Applying Pesticides are Cheaper Than Conventional Spray Techniques Winter Losses of British Honey Bees Were the Lowest Rate Since the BBA Started Counting…
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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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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollinator Stewardship Seeking a Moratorium on Neonicotinoids to Curtail Bee Losses
The Pollinator Stewardship Council, Inc. Board of Directors considered the preponderance of research concerning neonicotinoids (neonics), and is announcing their decision to call for…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Major Pesticide Kill in South Africa with Fipronil – an Ant Poison.
Cape Town, South Africa – Cape beekeepers have an answer to what killed thousands of bees in Constantia leaving the local industry devastated after…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – France is the First Country to Ban all 5 Neonic Pesticides
With bees on the endangered list and the terrible consequences that will come to pass if they become extinct, France has taken a drastic…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Friendly Insecticide, Made from Olive Oil, Creates a Buzz around Europe
A UK-Italian business is cornering the EU market with an innovative crop protection technology based on a bee-friendly insecticide. Headquartered in Cambridge, AlphaBio Control…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Citrus Greening Infestations Slowing in California, But Have Not Stopped!
Cecilia Parsons, California Farm Bureau The number of citrus trees found infected with the fatal plant disease huanglongbing continues to rise in Southern California—but…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Nationwide Reveals Most Common Agribusiness Insurance Claims. Motor Vehicle Accidents are the Number One, but spray drift is Number Three!!
Over the last three years, the top ten types of agribusiness claims have accounted for more than 50,000 claims received by Nationwide. To help…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Farm Bill Abandons Endangered Wildlife.
By: Jamie Rappaport Clare The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the farm bill, H.R. 2, this week. The legislation contains…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – USDA Grants To Spur Innovations To Slash Pesticide Use. California Biotech Firm Receives $1.8 Million For Pest-Control Innovations
ISCA Technologies Inc. IMAGE: ISCA Technologies’ SPLAT Bloom is being developed with a USDA grant. It uses pheromones to focus bees brought to orchards on…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Kentucky Allows New Pesticide To Save Crops. Will It Hurt Or Help?
By Erica Peterson Predicting the imminent arrival of an insect species that could devastate Kentucky’s sweet sorghum crops, the state Department of Agriculture has…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – EPA Plans Temporary Pesticide Restrictions While Bees Feed
Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer A federal rule to be proposed Thursday would create temporary pesticide-free zones when certain plants are in bloom…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Pollinator Partnership Helps Fund Honey Bee Research
Timely Support from USDA APHIS and Pollinator Partnership Members There will be a few more busy researchers gearing up for the 2015 season thanks…
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Bermuda: Bees or Bust
by Ross Conrad One of the benefits of having written a book on beekeeping is I occasionally get invited as a presenter to speak…
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OXALIC ACID: Effective & Easy On Bees, But . . .
by Jennifer Berry Years ago, while still working on my graduate degree, I met Dr. Marion Ellis, a professor of Entomology at the University…
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REPORTING PRE-LETHAL BEE LOSSES: The real-world of our honey bees needs to have real-world testing.
The Pollinator Stewardship Council by Michele Colopy In the May 2015 issue of this magazine, as part of the Honey Bee Health Coalition, an…
Read MoreImmunity, Genes and Bees
Dave Armstrong, Earthtimes. www.earthtimes.org Bumblebee genomes are less commercial than that of the honeybee, but have just proved to be remarkably similar. What does…
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