CATCH THE BUZZ – The Last, Best Refuge for North America’s Bees
North Dakota, with its vast prairies, is perfect for raising honeybee colonies. But can its bees and their keepers, already facing so much stress,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Protecting bees from pesticides: Now there’s an app for that
Gail Wells and Ramesh Sagili CORVALLIS, Ore. – Protecting bees from pesticides just got easier with the release by Oregon State University of a smartphone…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – MISSISSIPPI GETS EPA APPROVAL TO USE UNAUTHORIZED PESTICIDE TO SAVE GRAIN SORGHUM CROP
By Mark Rigsby, MPB News Farmers in Mississippi will now have another tool to avoid economic losses by using a unauthorized pesticide to defend…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Ontario bee kills continue
May 24, 2016 Milton, ON. A few good weeks of corn planting weather in May has turned out to be bad news for beekeepers….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Monsanto and Bayer. A Match Made…
Agricultural businesses may have to deal with a new company when buying their seeds. Central Valley Business Journal May 23, 2016 Bayer has offered…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – UK Govt. Ministers reject plan for ’emergency’ use of banned bee-harming pesticides
National Farming Union’s application for banned pesticide use on oilseed rape crops is rejected as government rules against neonicotinoids for the first time …
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – US (CA): Citrus psyllid found in Tracy, FL still fighting homeowners
The discovery in Tracy, California, of the feared crop pest, the Asian citrus psyllid, mobilized local, state and federal farm officials, Tuesday 3rd May….
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Neonics Killing Bees from Wildflowers
By: Alan Harman New British research finds that 97% of the neonicotinoids brought back to honeybee hives in pollen could come from wildflowers –…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Pesticide Drift Publication Now Available From Purdue Extension
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new Purdue Extension publication examines the causes and effects of pesticide drift, including information on how to recognize and…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Ortho Brand Announces Plan to Eliminate Neonics from All its Outdoor Products; Partnership with the Pollinator Stewardship Council to Focus on Consumer Education
MARYSVILLE, OH (April 12, 2016) – Ortho, the nation’s leading brand of insect control products for lawn and garden use, said today it would…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonics in the South a Different Story, By a Little
Entomological 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….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Banned EU Pesticide Affects Learning of Honey Bees But Not Bumblebees. First-of-its-Kind Research by The University of Sussex Has Implications For Insecticide Regulation
University of Sussex Exposure to a pesticide banned by the European Union significantly affects the learning of honey bees but has no effect on…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Common Pesticides Kill Amphibian Parasites, Study Finds, But Like Every Other Organism, Resistance Develops
Binghamton University IMAGE: This is the free swimming stage of the trematode, Echinoparyphium Lineage 3. view more Credit: Jessica Hua BINGHAMTON, NY – The combined…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Protect Your Bees. Talk To The Farmer Planting Corn This Season. Give Him This Information To Protect Your Bees. Tell Them To Use
Pollinator 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 MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – If You Pollinated Almonds This Year, Take This Survey
2016 Almond Bloom Spray Issues Survey Recent reports indicate that many beekeepers have noticed significant loss of brood in their colonies about two weeks…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Zika Virus Risk and Potential for Mosquito Spray. Potential Zika Virus Risk Estimated for 50 US Cities
National Science Foundation IMAGE: Many US cities face the prospect of increasing risks of Zika-carrying mosquitoes. Factors that can combine to produce a Zika virus…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – U.S. Agencies Need Better Data to Protect Bees, Watchdog Says
By Puneet Kollipara, Science Magazine Federal agencies need to patch some scientific holes in their ongoing efforts to protect struggling bee populations, according to…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Little Risk to Bees from Widely Used Insecticide, Reports Expert from The University of Arkansas.
By EP News Wire Reports A type of insecticide widely used to treat crops such as cotton and soy beans poses little risk to…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bees Exposed to a Multitude of Pesticides
Alan Harman European beekeepers could take a leaf from Heinz and add 57 varieties to their honey labels after researchers find European honey bees…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Chlorpyrifos Hampers Honey Bee Learning and Memory, is Incredibly Volatile, and Found Nearly Everywhere
Alan Harman Honeybees suffer severe learning and memory deficits after ingesting very small doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, potentially threatening their success and survival,…
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