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By: Karl Gruber | February 1, 2018 , The Scientist Magazine The paper A. Fujiwara et al., “First report on the emergency dance of…
Read MoreBy: Karl Gruber | February 1, 2018 , The Scientist Magazine The paper A. Fujiwara et al., “First report on the emergency dance of…
Read MoreThe Corn Dust Research Consortium (CRDC) announced recommendations based on over three years of targeted research designed to keep honey bees safe during corn…
Read MoreAlan Harman Researchers have used bees to monitor pollution for the first time in Australia and have found significant lead levels in the…
Read MoreSource Newsroom: University of California San Diego Credit: James Hung/UC San DiegoA honey bee pollinates a Carpobrotus edulis plant. The proportion of all floral…
Read MoreBy: Mark Di Ionno – The Star-Ledger Janet Katz is the President of the New Jersey Beekeepers Association, and like most beekeepers, must protect her hives…
Read MoreHeat plays an important role in flower-pollinator interactions. According to new research, heat patterns serve as signatures for flowers, advertising their availability to passing…
Read MoreResearchers at Michigan State University’s entomology department have unlocked a key to maintain the insecticide’s effectiveness in eliminating pests without killing beneficial bugs, such…
Read MoreUniversity of Maryland doctoral student Samuel Ramsey has conducted award-winning research on honey bees in Thailand. (Courtesy of John Consoli) By Noah Fortson Trekking through…
Read MoreDENVER — Honeybees may be the world’s most famous pollinator, but a new study shows that blueberry blooms reduce the insects to improvisational klutzes. Not…
Read MoreLaura Brutscher, who earned her doctorate at MSU in July, had her dissertation research published in the journal Scientific Reports in the same month….
Read MoreJoe Schwartz This is true for many of the 41 insect-pollinated plant species growing in a Phrygana scrubland habitat on the Greek island of…
Read MoreBee larvae develop into workers, in part, because their diet of pollen and honey – beebread – is rich in plant regulatory molecules called…
Read MoreLisa Cumming I recently had a chance to visit the National Bee Diagnostic Centre (NBDC) in the small town of Beaverlodge, Alberta, which is…
Read MoreResearchers from RMIT University, Monash University, the University of Melbourne and Deakin University have discovered a new mechanism in the bug’s brain for processing…
Read MorePurdue researchers found that honeybees collect pollen from a wide range of plants, even in areas dominated by corn and soybeans. Credit: Purdue University/Tom…
Read MoreBy Entomology Today The Varroa destructor mite (shown above attached to bee) is a widespread parasite of European honey bees (Apis mellifera). Poor management…
Read Moreby Entomology Today As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit….
Read MoreHoney bees appear to sense magnetic fields using a magnetic structure in their abdomens, according to a team of physicists and biologists in Canada….
Read MoreTexas A&M University researchers say the fungicide iprodione, when used alone or in combination with other common fungicides, leads to a significant reduction…
Read MoreWhere do honey bees come from? A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis and UC Berkeley clears some of the…
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