Widespread honeybee die-off being reported in U.S.
Honeybee organizations are collecting data to determine the extent of the losses. A voluntary online survey conducted by ...
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Buzz on Over to CoNectar in Millvale
CoNectar is currently open on Saturdays for multi-sensory “flora-to-table” education on the key role pollinators play in food ...
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The Beekeeping Industry Is In Panic As A Shocking Number Of Bees Die
(named for the Latin name of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera), one of the industry groups involved in the survey. When the beekeepers opened their operations back up after winter, they ...
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Comparing Effects of Three Acaricides on Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Using Two Application Techniques
Two bioassays were administered to determine the dose-lethality response of Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans and the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., to amitraz, flumethrin and fluvalinate. The first bioassay ...
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Beekeeping becomes a lucrative business in rural areas
Fixing steel nails in wooden bee boxes under a bare tree on the bank of River Kabul, Hussain Khan, a progressive beekeeper, is making determined efforts to prepare them before the onset of spring. As ...
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Birds guide honey-hunters to most of their harvest in Mozambican reserve
Honey-hunters in northern Mozambique rely on honeyguide birds to locate three-quarters of their harvest each year, a new ...
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Do Invertebrates Have Emotions?
Back in 2008, the bees in Lars Chittka’s honey bee (Apis mellifera) laboratory at Queens University of London started behaving as if they were seeing ghosts. In the Chittka lab, bees are housed ...
Current Climate: California Water Waste Was ‘Hydrologic Insanity’
In this week's Current Climate newsletter, massive water waste in California; beekeeping industry panics; GM’s Mark Reuss on EV sales and efficiency ...