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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Bee research aims for diverse bee genetic pool
University of California Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey and Steve Sheppard, a professor and apiculturist at Washington State University, Pullman, Wash., are investigating several races of the Western or European honey bee (Apis mellifera), which European settlers brought to America … Continue reading
Fungal Foot-Bath Antidote For Colony Collapse Disorder In Bees
Scientists at University of Warwick’s plant research group Warwick HRI and Rothamsted Research have come up with a new technique of fighting the Varroa mite that causes the highly destructive Colony Collapse Disorder among bees. Read More
Posted in Diseases and pesticides
Tagged ccd, colony collapse disorder, fungus, varroa
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Greenhouse bees spread disease (more on spread to bumble bees)
Washington – Disease spread to wild bees from commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture greenhouses may be playing a role in the mysterious decline in North American bee populations, researchers said on Tuesday. Read More
Co-operation key to varroa control
Federated Farmers Bee chairman John Hartnell says the joint co-operation between individual beekeepers, industry representatives and MAF Biosecurity New Zealand is keeping varroa contained in the South Island. Read More
Sick apiary bees threaten wild hives and crops
Wild bumblebees are probably contracting a disorienting and often fatal disease from their commercial cousins, contributing to the decline of pollinators in North America, according to a Canadian study. Read More
Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America
Tagged bumble bees, canada, ccd, colony collapse disorder
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USDA awards $4.1 million to study Colony Collapse Disorder
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced today [17th of July] that more than $4 million will be awarded to the University of Georgia to study the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and other diseases affecting bee populations, whose pollination is … Continue reading
Posted in Diseases and pesticides
Tagged ccd, colony collapse disorder, research, usa, usda
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Bees Enlisted to Attack Crows in Tokyo
After years of being attacked by crows, a colony of seabirds nesting in Tokyo is getting an unlikely ally: the tiny honeybee. Read More
Bumble-bees go ‘off-colour’ when they are sickly
Bumble-bees go ‘off colour’ and can’t remember which flowers have the most nectar when they are feeling under the weather, a new study from the University of Leicester reveals. (…) there is concern about both the decline in wild bumble-bee … Continue reading
Australia urged to breed varroa-resistent bees
Australian bee keepers are being urged to start breeding varroa mite resistant bees before the mite enters Australia. Read More
Bee blamed for causing minor helicopter crash
Wood County authorities said an Oklahoma man piloting a crop-dusting helicopter crashed after a bee got sucked into the cockpit and stung him. Read More
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