News tagged with colony collapse

Solving the mystery of the dying bats

Deep in a cave in Mifflin County, Pa., surrounded by icicles and tilted slabs of rock, DeeAnn Reeder shone her headlamp on a tiny bat.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

UF research finds that 'killer' bees haven't stung U.S. honey production

(PhysOrg.com) -- In just a few years after Africanized honey bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956, the aggressive bees had dominated and ruined domestic hives throughout South and Central America. According to University ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bee research shows benefits of native plants, wild bees

(PhysOrg.com) -- As scientists struggle to come to grips with Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease threatening to wipe out domesticated honey bees in the United States, they have begun to cast a ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists examine how common pesticide mixes may affect bee die-offs

(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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Penn State researchers promote pollinator-friendly native gardens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the country, pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds are declining due to habitat loss, diseases such as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), pests and excessive pesticide use. Penn ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Building a base for honeybees

On a recent muggy morning, Tammy Horn used a smoker to puff aromatic drafts into wooden beehives beneath a locust tree, then carefully removed the top of a hive.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds higher pathogen loads in collapsed honeybee colonies

Honeybees in colonies affected by colony collapse disorder (CCD) have higher levels of pathogens and are co-infected with a greater number of pathogens than their non-CCD counterparts, but no individual pathogen ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Honeybees overcome negative buzz in Washington

Official Washington is all abuzz over honeybees.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Honeybees are on the rise but demand grows faster

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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A cure for honey bee colony collapse?

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 ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 2


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