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Varroa Mites
Varroa destructor (Anderson and Truman) previously described as Varroa jacobsoni (Oud) is a parasitic mite of adult bees and brood. In the past hundred years or so it has become the most serious pest of Western honeybees across the globe, particularly for the European honey bee Apis mellifera which lacks natural defences to be able to deal with the mite […]
Protecting gardens for crops from insects using the “smell of fear”
AUGUST 25, 2021 Protecting gardens and crops from insects using the ‘smell of fear’ by American Chemical Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For home gardeners and farmers, herbivorous insects present a major threat to their hard work and crop yields. The predator insects that feed on these bugs emit odors that pests can sense, which changes […]
Honey: A Potential Therapeutic Agent for Managing Diabetic Wounds
Honey article HERE […]
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Rare Australian bee found after 100 years
Rare bee found after 100 years by Flinders University Pharohylaeus lactiferus (Colletidae: Hylaeinae). Credit: James Dorey Photography A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it’s been there all along—but is probably under increasing pressure to survive. Only six individual were ever found, with the last […]
Threats to an ecosystem service: multifactorial pressures on insect pollinators.
Article insect pollinators HERE […]
Ecosystem services, agriculture and neonicotinoids EASAC policy report 26
Article neonics HERE […]
Some bees are born curious while others are more single minded
Some bees are born curious while others are more single-minded by Chelsea Cook, The Conversation Researchers marked the bees visiting this feeder with yellow. Credit: Chelsea Cook, CC BY-SA When you try to pick a restaurant with a group of friends, how do you decide? Your curious friend wants to try the new place, while your focused […]
Pesticides and Food Scarcity dramatically reduce wild bee population.
Pesticides and food scarcity dramatically reduce wild bee population by Amy Quinton, UC Davis Study finds that blue orchard bee reproduction dropped nearly 60% when exposed to pesticides and when food is scarce. Credit: Clara Stuligross/UC Davis Study The loss of flowering plants and the widespread use of pesticides could be a double punch to wild […]