News tagged with wild flowers
A cure for honey bee colony collapse?
Apr 14, 2009 |
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For the first time, scientists have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then went on to treat the infection with comple ...
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Fast learning bumblebees reap greater nectar rewards
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Jan 16, 2008 |
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The speed with which bees learn affects their ability to collect food from flowers, according to a new study from Queen Mary, University of London.
Flowers' fragrance diminished by air pollution, study indicates
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby inhibiting the ability of pollinating insects to follow scent trails to their source, a new University of Virginia study indicates. ...
Frequent flower buyers seek product variety
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Florists and other retailers who sell flowers and plants can now add another tool to their marketing kit. A recent study of "consumption values" may help them understand what influences consumers' choices in regard to floral ...
British flowers affected by global warming
Apr 24, 2006 |
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A survey by the Botanical Society of the British Isles suggests global warming is affecting the numbers and range of Britain's wild flowers.
Rare flowering of Chinese tree in Belgium
Aug 12, 2009 |
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An endangered Chinese tree has flowered in a Belgian arboretum, an event seldom seen anywhere in Europe, the garden's curator said Wednesday.
Should flowers be banned in hospitals?
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Does flower water harbour potentially deadly bacteria? Do bedside blooms compete with patients for oxygen? Do bouquets pose a health and safety risk around medical equipment?
Bronze Age People Left Flowers at Grave
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists from the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen have found proof that pre-historic people laid flowers at the graves of their dead.
Commercial bees spreading disease to wild pollinating bees
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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Bees provide crucial pollination service to numerous crops and up to a third of the human diet comes from plants pollinated by insects. However, pollinating bees are suffering widespread declines in North America and scientists ...
Bees hit a purple patch
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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A bee’s favourite colour can help them to find more food from the flowers in their environment, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
Bees can mediate the escape of genetically engineered material over several kilometres
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Sep 22, 2008 |
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A study by scientists from the Nairobi-headquartered international research centre icipe, in collaboration with the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) has established that bees have the potential to ...
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