August 31, 2008

Beekeepers suspect pesticide in hive deaths

Posted by eivindm @ 10:47 am
North America Pollination

Los Banos beekeeper Gene Brandi made a decision last year that cut into his bottom line, but he thinks it may ensure the survival of his bees. He will no longer allow his bees to pollinate watermelon crops - no matter how badly the growers need him.

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Crops under threat as parasites kill off a third of Britain’s bees

Posted by eivindm @ 10:42 am
Europe Pest and diseases

Honeybees are being killed off in huge numbers by parasites, threatening the crucial pollination of crops. A record one in three of the 240,000 hives in Britain did not survive the spring and the main culprit is the varroa mite.

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August 30, 2008

Forum offers beekeepers tips on achieving sweet success

Posted by eivindm @ 8:51 pm
Asia

Lebanese beekeepers met with experts from Europe and surrounding countries at a forum organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Beirut Friday. On the agenda: how to organize local beekeepers and improve their products.

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Bee researchers unveil tool to chase Colony Collapse Disorder

Posted by eivindm @ 8:30 pm
Pest and diseases

University of Montana researchers and their UM-affiliated company, Bee Alert Technology Inc., have employed a new tool created by a U.S. Army lab to discover a honeybee virus invading North America.

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Concern over varroa funding in New Zealand

Posted by eivindm @ 8:14 pm
Australia, NZ, Oceania Pest and diseases

Farmers and beekeepers say they are worried the Government will “desert” beekeepers and look to farmers to help pay for controls on the spread of varroa mites.

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Beekeeper can’t give away free honey

Posted by eivindm @ 10:41 am
North America

A Guelph beekeeper has been ordered by the Toronto Board of Health to stop giving out samples at his CNE booth, because the board says eating anything in the same area as animals is a public health risk.

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August 29, 2008

Varroa controls maintained for another year in New Zealand

Posted by eivindm @ 6:37 pm
Australia, NZ, Oceania Pest and diseases

The Government has approved bringing forward varroa funding to maintain North and South Island movement control lines until July 2009, Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton said today.

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August 28, 2008

More Asian honey bees detected in North Qld

Posted by eivindm @ 6:48 pm
Australia, NZ, Oceania

Surveillance will be intensified south of Gordonvale after six foraging Asian honey bees were detected near Walsh’s Pyramid on Monday afternoon.

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Germans probing whether Bayer pesticide caused honeybee colony collapse

Posted by eivindm @ 6:32 pm
Europe Pest and diseases

A German prosecutor is investigating Werner Wenning , Bayer’s chairman, and Friedrich Berschauer , the head of Bayer CropScience , after critics alleged that they knowingly polluted the environment.

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August 27, 2008

Honeybee killer may be a couple of pesticides

Posted by eivindm @ 6:35 pm
Pest and diseases

There is good news and bad news in the gardening world. Good news? Some scientists believe that the killer of honeybees has been identified as a couple of specific pesticides (both are artificial nicotine-like products) that infuse plants systemically, poisoning the pollen — and our bees. France and Germany have already banned these pesticides. The bad news? The manufacturer, Bayer, denies those allegations and keeps on producing it. It is for sale in our country, where commerce rules.

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