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Cornell University Credit: Ellen Woods ITHACA, N.Y. – In the face of scientific dogma that faults the population decline of monarch butterflies on a…
Read MoreCornell University Credit: Ellen Woods ITHACA, N.Y. – In the face of scientific dogma that faults the population decline of monarch butterflies on a…
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new Purdue Extension publication examines the causes and effects of pesticide drift, including information on how to recognize and…
Read MoreHebrew University of Jerusalem Honey bee workers collecting artificial pollen diets from a feeding dish. The bees can distinguish diets by color, taste and/or…
Read MoreIt is April 1st and that can only mean one thing at the Bee Informed Partnership – our National Loss and Management survey is…
Read MoreA Common Herb Could Help Reduce Antibiotic Doses and Result in Less Severe Side Effects in Treatments Against Multi-Drug Resistant Microorganisms. De Gruyter Open…
Read MoreMARYSVILLE, OH (April 12, 2016) – Ortho, the nation’s leading brand of insect control products for lawn and garden use, said today it would…
Read MoreIf Bees Are Few. A HIVE OF BEE POEMS. Edited by James P. Lenfestey. Foreword by Bill McKibben. Afterword by Marla Spivak. Published by…
Read MoreCO2 rises could fuel obesity as plants “carb-load”. Just Like The Decrease Seen In Pollen Quality, OUR Food Will Carb Up, and Protein Down…
Read Moreby Clarence Collison Synthetic Brood Pheromone. Honey bee brood pheromone is a blend of 10 simple fatty-acid esters that are extractable from the larval…
Read MoreEntomological Society of America IMAGE: This is a bean leaf beetle (Cerotoma trifurcata), one of many insects that are controlled by using neonicotinoid-treated soybean seeds….
Read MoreCheck out this new video The Xerxes Society has produced about the day-to-day workings of research on the Integrated Crop Pollination project (www.projecticp.org). The video takes…
Read MoreBotanical Society of America IMAGE: After pollination, pollen must hydrate, germinate, develop sperm, and grow a pollen tube to reach an ovule and egg. These…
Read MoreUniversity of Sussex Exposure to a pesticide banned by the European Union significantly affects the learning of honey bees but has no effect on…
Read MoreBy Ashley P. Taylor Honey bee (Apis mellifera)WIKIMEDIA, CUMNOR HILL Honey bee colony losses concern beekeepers and agriculturists alike, as Apis mellifera are…
Read MoreBinghamton University IMAGE: This is the free swimming stage of the trematode, Echinoparyphium Lineage 3. view more Credit: Jessica Hua BINGHAMTON, NY – The combined…
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have reduced protein in goldenrod pollen, a key late-season food source for North American…
Read MorePollinator Friendly Best Management Practices As the planters start to roll this spring, please encourage your neighbors to implement pollinator-friendly best management practices for…
Read MoreSeveral species of bumble bee, including Bombus occidentalis, pictured, are experiencing steep population declines. (ARS photo) The research finds the American commercial bumble bee…
Read MoreUniversity of California – San Diego Bees can use sophisticated signals to warn their nestmates about the level of danger from predators attacking foragers…
Read MoreAlan Harman Global sugar consumption is set to outstrip supply this year, but despite doom and gloom reports of the world running out of…
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