Feral Colonies…Good, or Bad?
Parasite Pressures on Feral Honey Bees. Feral Colonies Are Pathogen Reservoirs. A PlosOne Publication. Feral honey bee populations have been reported to be in…
Read MoreParasite Pressures on Feral Honey Bees. Feral Colonies Are Pathogen Reservoirs. A PlosOne Publication. Feral honey bee populations have been reported to be in…
Read MoreReport Bee Kills. Support Funding Evidence Kits Bee kills reported to the Pollinator Stewardship Council last year came from thirteen states and totaled 14,976…
Read MoreHoney Bee Microbial Groups Work Together To Insure Honey Bee Health. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The digestive tract of the world’s most important agricultural pollinator,…
Read MoreFirst, Corn & soy insecticides similar to nicotine found widespread in Midwest rivers — USGS news Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were…
Read MoreRadio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to hundreds of individual honey…
Read MoreNew Zealand Says No To A Neonicotinoid The New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency has refused an application to import Ortus, an insecticide containing thiamethoxam,…
Read MoreThe venom from a deadly Australian spider offers promise of a new bio-pesticide that kills key insect pests but leaves honey bees unharmed. The…
Read MoreUSDA – Focus on Honey Bee Health Statement of Jeff Pettis Research Leader USDA – Agricultural Research Service Testimony before the House Committee on…
Read MoreYearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant; plus Fall Summit on Bee Nutrition and Forage; and check out the “Bee…
Read MoreEast African honeybees are safe from invasive pests … for now By Sara LaJeunesse April 16, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Several parasites and…
Read MoreStudy Reveals that Costs Outweigh Benefits of Toxic Insecticides Implicated in Bee Kills Center for Food Safety today released a scientific literature review which…
Read MoreNew Model For Virtual Hive Lets Everybody Look At Bee Problems Alan Harman British scientists have created a virtual hive that gives them just…
Read MoreHerbicides may not be sole cause of declining plant diversity The increasing use of chemical herbicides is often blamed for the declining plant biodiversity…
Read MoreRegional Hubs Help Agriculture Deal With Climate Change Alan Harman In a dramatic recognition of the threat from climate change, the U.S. government announces…
Read MoreMiticides, Ag Chems and Inert Ingredients A Deadly Mix In A Beehive. Alan Harman Disturbing new research finds four pesticides commonly used to kill…
Read MorePlant virus jumps to honey bees. Really. A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honey bees and could help explain…
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