The more pesticides bees eat, the more they like them
Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction.
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A bee economist explains honey bees' vital role in growing tasty almonds
It's sometimes reported that one in every three bites of food depends on bees. As is often the case when an easy to grasp notion spreads, there's a dose of truth and a dollop of exaggeration.
Canada to phase out pesticides linked to bee and water bug deaths
Canada announced plans Wednesday to phase out two pesticides widely applied to canola, corn and soybean crops in this country and linked to bee and now also aquatic insect deaths.
Species shifts in the honey bee microbiome differ with age and hive role
The makeup of microbial species—the microbiome—in a honey bee queen's gut changes slowly as she ages, while a worker bee's microbiome changes much more rapidly, according to a new study published by Agricultural Research ...
Honeybees finding it harder to eat at America's bee hot spot
A new federal study finds bees are having a much harder time finding food in America's last honeybee refuge.
Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse)
Ever been overworked, tired and felt muddle-headed? Research now shows honey bees suffer from the same thing – and we understand why.
Honeybees prioritize well-fed larvae for emergency queen-rearing, study finds
New research shows that honeybees prioritize the nutritional status of larvae when selecting for a new emergency queen.
Probiotics to protect bees from an infection associated with colony collapse disorder
Adding probiotics to bees' food helps make them more resistant to nosemosis, a fungal infection associated with colony collapse disorder that has been observed in Europe and North America over the past 20 years. Probiotics ...
EU court upholds curbs on bee-killing pesticide
A top European Union court on Thursday upheld the ban on three insecticides blamed for killing off bee populations, dismissing cases brought by chemicals giants Bayer and Syngenta.
EU to ban bee-killing pesticides
EU countries voted on Friday for a near-total ban on insecticides blamed for killing off bee populations, in what campaigners called a "beacon of hope" for the winged insects.
