Honey bees with roots in the local environment manage much better in the struggle for survival than imported honey bees from foreign environments.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2014
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That bee you see buzzing from flower to flower might actually be an undercover operator: a hoverfly. And a team of scientists wants you to stop taking them for granted.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2020
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Before eating your next meal, pause for a moment to thank the humble honeybee. Farmers of almonds, broccoli, cantaloupe and many other nuts, vegetables and fruits rely heavily on managed honeybees to pollinate their crops ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2015
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(AP) -- The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. A quick federal survey indicates a heavy bee die-off this winter, while a new study shows honeybees' pollen and hives laden with pesticides.
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2010
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Ever been overworked, tired and felt muddle-headed? Research now shows honey bees suffer from the same thing – and we understand why.
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2018
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Researchers have a pair of new suspects in the mysterious collapse of honey bee colonies across the country.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2010
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About 1.4 billion jobs and three-quarters of all crops depend on pollinators, researchers said Monday warning of a dire threat to human welfare if the falls in bee and butterfly numbers are not halted.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2016
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The population of honeybees remains endangered, threatening the world's food supply, and scientists have decided that the best way to save the insects may be to breed a better bee.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2011
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Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honey bees into "picky eaters" and affects their ability to recruit their nestmates to otherwise good sources of food.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2012
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A new Cornell study of New York state apple orchards finds that pesticides harm wild bees, and fungicides labeled "safe for bees" also indirectly may threaten native pollinators.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2015
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