Honey bees that consistently fail to respond to obvious social cues share something fundamental with autistic humans, researchers report in a new study. Genes most closely associated with autism spectrum disorders in humans ...
Evolution
Jul 31, 2017
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Worker and queen honeybees exposed to field realistic levels of neonicotinoids die sooner, reducing the health of the entire colony, a new study led by York University biologists has found.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2017
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In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University, researchers have shown that probiotics can potentially protect honey bees from the toxic effects of pesticides.
Plants & Animals
Jun 19, 2017
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Beekeepers across the United States lost 33 percent of their honey bee colonies during the year spanning April 2016 to April 2017, according to the latest preliminary results of an annual nationwide survey. Rates of both ...
Ecology
May 25, 2017
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As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit. And, it turns out, the very nature of modern beekeeping may be giving ...
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2017
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Biologists at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that a widely used pesticide can significantly impair the ability of otherwise healthy honey bees to fly, raising concerns about how ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2017
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Last summer, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Jim Cane spent a week visiting alfalfa fields near the town of Touchet, in Walla Walla County, Washington. He wasn't scouting for insect threats or damage to the ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2017
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In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey bees in recent years, it may be time for professionals and hobbyists in the beekeeping industry to look in the mirror.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2017
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Hungry honey bees appear to favor flowers in agricultural areas over those in neighboring urban areas.
Ecology
Mar 14, 2017
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Despite the large economic potential for honey production, many beekeepers in Uganda fail to produce and market enough honey to make a living from it.
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2017
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