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Scientists examine how common pesticide mixes may affect bee die-offs
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since reports of widespread bee die-offs began to surface in October 2006, researchers have investigated possible reasons ranging from hive-infecting mites to cell phone-tower radiation. They have yet to ...
Honeybees are on the rise but demand grows faster
May 07, 2009 |
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The notion that a decline in pollinators may threaten the human food supply - producing a situation that has been referred to as a "pollination crisis" - can be considered a myth, at least where honey bees ...
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Fungus Foot Baths Could Save Bees
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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One of the biggest world wide threats to honey bees, the varroa mite, could soon be about to meet its nemesis. Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining naturally occurring fungi that kill the varroa mite. They ...
Survey finds slower decline of honeybee colonies
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The decline of honeybee colonies has slowed slightly since last fall, but a mysterious combination of ailments is still decimating the insect's population, federal researchers say.
Asian bees threaten Australia
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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Four swarms of Asian bees found in Cairns, Australia, may pose a serious threat to the country's honey bee population.
Bee species outnumber mammals and birds combined
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Jun 11, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered that there are more bee species than previously thought. In the first global accounting of bee species in over a hundred years, John S. Ascher, a research scientist in the Division of Invertebrate ...
Mobile phone towers a threat to honey bees: study
Aug 31, 2009 |
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The electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phone towers and cellphones can pose a threat to honey bees, a study published in India has concluded.
Bee keepers across U.S. suffering losses
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Apr 24, 2007 |
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Beekeepers across the United States are noticing a large loss in hives from year to year and it is being attributed to colony collapse disorder.
A superorganism in trouble
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May 23, 2008 |
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In a time of global warming and catastrophic failure of bee colonies around the world, the new book "The Buzz about Bees" by Juergen Tautz is a timely call for an appreciation of the intricacy of the sociophysiological and ...
New bee checklist lets scientists link important information about all bee species
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Jun 18, 2008 |
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In time for National Pollinator Week, June 22 through June 28, biologists have completed an online effort to compile a world checklist of bees. They have identified nearly 19,500 bee species worldwide, about 2,000 more than ...
Team approach appears to work best for insect colonies
Mar 27, 2009 |
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The study's findings appear to echo the insect worlds portrayed in the animated films Antz and Bee Movie, in which the characters live in rigidly conformist societies.
Probing Question: What's killing the honey bees?
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Mar 01, 2007 |
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Far away from the snowdrifts outside our windows, spring is unfolding in California as the almond trees begin to bloom. Missing from the party are millions of honey bees typically trucked in to pollinate the ...
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