Scientists say agriculture good for honeybees
Editor’s Note: The study, “Agricultural Landscape and Pesticide Effects on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Biological Traits” by Mohamed Alburaki, Sandra J. Steckel, et al is available here. From:...
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Technology tracks ‘bee talk’ to help improve honey bee health
From: Simon Fraser University Press Release Simon Fraser University researcher Oldooz Pooyanfar has developed a bee monitoring system to study honey bee health. Credit: SFU Simon Fraser University...
View Article2017 North American Mite-A-Thon
From: Pollinator Partnership SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 Mite-A-Thon is a national effort to collect mite infestation data and to visualize varroa infestations in honey bee...
View ArticleBetter Bee Living Through Monitoring
From: CBC News Alberta bees bounce back as monitoring leads to healthier hives Alberta’s bee population has been recovering since a 2007 infestation wiped out thousands of colonies Bees in Alberta are...
View ArticleSome happier news, for a change, on honeybees’ health and colony collapse
From: MinnPost By Ron Meador *** The big headline, I think, is that commercial beekeepers’ losses to the mysterious colony collapse disorder (CCD) were down 27.2 percent, year over year, for the first...
View ArticleVarroa mites – bees’ archenemies – have genetic holes in their armor
From: Michigan State University Contact(s): Layne Cameron, Zachary Huang Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honeybee populations and are a primary cause of colony collapse disorder,...
View ArticleVirginia honey bee colonies expanding
From: Rapp News Honey bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies in Virginia as of July 2017 totaled 8,000, a 23 percent increase over the 6.500 colonies at the start of 2016, according to...
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Can these genes save honey bees from killer mites?
From: Futurity Posted by Layne Cameron-Michigan State Scientists have discovered a group of genes critical to the survival and reproduction of Varroa mites, the chief enemy of honey bees. The genes...
View ArticleWhat It Means to Lose Neonicotinoid-Treated Seeds: Loss of Crops
Editor’s Note: See, Banning Neonicotinoids is an Environmental Catastrophe and Assessment from the French Ministry of Agriculture on Bee Deaths: Varroa is Enemy #1. From: The Times of India England...
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National Honeybee Day – Bee a Friend to Cheetahs
Editor’s Note: For more on Africa’s contributions to bee health, see here, here and here. From: Huffington Post Dr. Laurie Marker, Contributor Founder and Executive Director of Cheetah Conservation...
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The Varroa Problem: Part 9 Knowing Thine Enemy
From: ScientificBeekeeping.com Randy Oliver “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles”– Sun Tzu. We are all beekeepers; we are also all varroa keepers...
View ArticleBeekeepers urged to check hives for menacing mite
From: WXXI News By Beth Adams *** Experts are urging local beekeepers to check their hives now and every three weeks for the varroa mite. The tiny parasite is posing a serious threat to New York’s...
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Varroa: enfin un projet pour lutter contre l’ennemi numéro un des abeilles |...
Editor’s Note: Translated from the French original. From: Le Quotidien (Luxembourg) Around 20 scientists from all over Europe are meeting until Wednesday in Brandenburg. (Photo: Editpress) *** This...
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Varroa is the Leading Killer of Honey Bees
From: Growing Produce Mite Researchers Talk High Infestations in Bee Colonies Posted By: Carol Miller Female varroa destructor on the head of a bee nymph. (Photo by Gilles San Martin.) In 2016, The New...
View ArticleThank you USDA/NIFA for Helping Secure America’s Food Supply for Generations...
Editor’s Note: Varroa destuctor, the leading cause of bee health decline, is only one of many invasive pests. From: United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture...
View ArticleConflicts of Interest and the Anti-Neonic Movement
From: Cape Cod Times Many factors involved in honey bee die-offs A representative of Environment Massachusetts recently wrote that “millions of honey bees are dying off because of neonicotinoids,...
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Great News for Bees!
From: LSU Now LSU AgCenter and the USDA partner for honeybee research Hailey Auglair LSU AgCenter employee examines mites found on bees on Aug. 22. Photo by Hailey Auglair The LSU AgCenter has...
View ArticleMaryland beekeepers fight to keep honeybee colonies alive
From: The Frederick News-Post By Samantha Hogan *** “They’re not in danger of extinction,” said Nathalie Steinhauer, a doctoral candidate at the university — dispelling a common misconception that bees...
View ArticleThe Myth Of The “Bee-pocalypse”
From: Science 2.0 By Howard Minigh *** Take the class of insecticides so much in the news, neonicotinoids, that some have blamed for problems with bee health. Didn’t the European Union ban them...
View ArticleEvolutionary ecology could benefit beekeepers battling diseases
From: Science Daily Some commercial beekeeping practices may harm honeybees more than help them Source: Emory Health Sciences A review paper draws on scientific studies to recommend ways to reduce...
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