pesticides

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceMarch 21, 2019

CATCH THE BUZZ – Discovering the Critical Role of the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome in Health and Defense Against Parasites.

Image: Image of a queen honey bee and colony. Photo courtesy of Richard Fell. Credit: Richard Fell, Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech Researchers from…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceNovember 19, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinate Almonds, Ask and Ask Again About These Pests In Your Orchard. Your Bees Will Live Longer.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Navel Orangeworm Caterpillar Works with a Fungus to Overcome Plant Chemical Defenses, a New Study Finds. Photo By:…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceNovember 9, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – How Much Poison Is In Your Home? And Where Does It Come From? Outside!!

ITHACA, N.Y. – Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than a billion pounds of pesticides per year. These…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceOctober 12, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Seeing Pesticides Spread Through Insect Bodies.

Osaka University IMAGE: IMIDACLOPRID DISTRIBUTION (TARGET M/Z211.07) IN (A) IMIDACLOPRID-DOSED FLIES AND (B) BLANK CONTROL FLIES. THE MATRIX WAS 2,5-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID AND THE MEASUREMENT PITCH WAS…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ForeignSeptember 15, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Millions of Dead Bees Devastate Mexican Beekeepers’ Business

CANCUN, Mexico – The death of millions of bees in the apiaries of the La Candelaria commons, in the heart of the Maya area…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceSeptember 10, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – The More of Some Pesticides Bees Eat, The More They Like Them.

Imperial College London Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction….

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, ForeignSeptember 5, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Millions of Dead Bees Devastate Mexican Beekeepers’ Business

CANCUN, Mexico – The death of millions of bees in the apiaries of the La Candelaria commons, in the heart of the Maya area…

Catch The Buzz, Life, PoliticsAugust 10, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Restrictions will Require California Growers to Modify when and where Neonics are Applied.

Geoffrey Mohan, the Los Angeles Times California farmers could face more restrictions on how they combat crop-eating insects after a state report concluded…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceAugust 6, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used In Crop Protection Have A Significant Negative Impact On Learning And Memory In Bees.

A large-scale study has drawn together the findings of a decade of agrochemical research to confirm that pesticides used in crop protection have a…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJuly 28, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – US Federal Court Urged to Order Ban of Chlorpyrifos

A federal court will determine if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be ordered to ban a pesticide linked to brain damage in children….

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJuly 25, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Bees.

British Ecological Society. Materials provided by British Ecological Society. Original written by Sabrina Weiss. Credit: Harry Siviter, Royal Holloway, University of London PhD student…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, Health, Management, ScienceJuly 24, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – There’s A Lot More Bad to Fungicide Exposure to Honey Bees Than You Thought. A Lot.

By: Meghan Milbrath | Jacquelyn Albert ,In Growing Produce This bumble bee is one of 80 species of wild bees found visiting Michigan tart…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJuly 17, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Exposure of Hummingbirds and Bumble Bees to Pesticides.

New research reveals that hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex. The…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJune 27, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Hundreds and Hundreds of Bumble and Other Bees Killed on Linden Trees in Virginia.

There was a Linden tree associated kill event in Reston, VA this week. Table below documents the species involved (Sam Droge did all the identifications)…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJune 13, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Fungicides Seem to be Much More of a Problem Than We Thought When it Comes to Honey Bees.

Highly variable winter weather and mites have hammered Ian Merwin’s honey bee hives for losses in recent years. And this Trumansburg, N.Y., grower counts…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceJune 1, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Efforts to Create Pesticides that are Not Toxic to Bees Have Been Boosted by a Scientific Breakthrough.

A joint study by the University of Exeter, Rothamsted Research and Bayer AG has discovered the enzymes in honey bees and bumblebees that determine…

Beekeeping, Catch The Buzz, PesticidesMay 15, 2018

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…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceApril 21, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Create Microparticles That Could Help Save Honey Bees.

Pranjal Mehar Scientists at Washington State University have created a microscopic particle that could save honey bee colonies from collapse. It attracts pesticide residue in bees. Over time,…

Catch The Buzz, Health, ScienceApril 14, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – A Novel Vaccine Could Replace Traditional Pesticides In Protecting Crops And Other Plants.

By: Kenny Walter @RandDMagazine A novel vaccine could replace traditional pesticides in protecting crops and other plants without putting humans or the environment at risk. …

Biology, Catch The Buzz, ScienceApril 13, 2018

CATCH THE BUZZ – Cotton Bollworm, Corn Ear Worm hybrid could be the worst pest ever. And it already exists in Australia and Brazil.

CSIRO Australia Australian scientists have confirmed the hybridisation of two of the world’s major pest species, into a new and improved mega-pest. One of…

CATCH THE BUZZ – Discovering the Critical Role of the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome in Health and Defense Against Parasites.

CATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinate Almonds, Ask and Ask Again About These Pests In Your Orchard. Your Bees Will Live Longer.

CATCH THE BUZZ – How Much Poison Is In Your Home? And Where Does It Come From? Outside!!

CATCH THE BUZZ – Seeing Pesticides Spread Through Insect Bodies.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Millions of Dead Bees Devastate Mexican Beekeepers’ Business

CATCH THE BUZZ – The More of Some Pesticides Bees Eat, The More They Like Them.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Millions of Dead Bees Devastate Mexican Beekeepers’ Business

CATCH THE BUZZ – New Restrictions will Require California Growers to Modify when and where Neonics are Applied.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used In Crop Protection Have A Significant Negative Impact On Learning And Memory In Bees.

CATCH THE BUZZ – US Federal Court Urged to Order Ban of Chlorpyrifos

CATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticides Used in Crop Protection Have a Significant Negative Impact on the Learning and Memory Abilities of Bees.

CATCH THE BUZZ – There’s A Lot More Bad to Fungicide Exposure to Honey Bees Than You Thought. A Lot.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Exposure of Hummingbirds and Bumble Bees to Pesticides.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Hundreds and Hundreds of Bumble and Other Bees Killed on Linden Trees in Virginia.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Fungicides Seem to be Much More of a Problem Than We Thought When it Comes to Honey Bees.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Efforts to Create Pesticides that are Not Toxic to Bees Have Been Boosted by a Scientific Breakthrough.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Farm Bill Abandons Endangered Wildlife.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Scientists Create Microparticles That Could Help Save Honey Bees.

CATCH THE BUZZ – A Novel Vaccine Could Replace Traditional Pesticides In Protecting Crops And Other Plants.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Cotton Bollworm, Corn Ear Worm hybrid could be the worst pest ever. And it already exists in Australia and Brazil.

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