Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2023
Bumble bees drop to shake off Asian hornets
Bumble bees have a remarkably successful method for fighting off Asian hornets, new research shows.
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Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
How proteins roll the dice to determine bee sex
To date it has been unclear exactly how the sex of a bee is determined. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) including biologists and chemists has now identified a key gene and the molecular mechanism ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2023
International study characterizes diversity of bees in apple orchards across the globe
By carrying pollen from flower to flower, pollinator insects play an essential role in the reproductive cycle of flowering plants. Bees do more of it than any other, both here in Canada and around the world.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2023
Australia has officially given up on eradicating the Varroa mite. Now what?
The federal government body in charge of pest control has announced Australia will abandon efforts on eradicating the Varroa mite.
Ecology
Sep 19, 2023
Range of pesticides, including neonicotinoids, found in pollen of different bee species
New research paints a worrying picture for the different species of bees that provide multi-million-euro pollination services in Ireland each year.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2023
Pollination by more than one bee species found to improve cherry harvest
To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. A new study led by a researcher at the University of Gothenburg shows yet another benefit of biodiversity.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
Asian hornets make UK their latest target—here's why they're such a threat to European bees
A staggering increase in the number of Asian hornet sightings in the UK has beekeepers and wildlife lovers there reeling. But the invasive species poses a substantial threat to beekeeping and honey production across Europe.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
Lack of maternal care found to affect development, microbiome and health of wild bees
Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee's microbiome, development and health, ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
Illinois nature lovers and scientists warn of population declines among native bees and other pollinators
Barbara Williams zeros in on a patch of yellow wildflowers with her binoculars. She leans in slightly, her beetle earrings jangling, and proclaims "that's definitive."
Ecology
Sep 2, 2023
Patrolling honey bees expose spread of antimicrobial resistance
Bees could become biomonitors, checking their neighborhoods to determine how far antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has spread, according to research by Macquarie University scientists.
