January 5, 2009

Cocaine Makes You Altruistic, Say Scientists

Posted by eivindm @ 7:28 pm
Behavior

Bees that are high on cocaine behave more altruistically than sober bees do. Scientists report today in The Journal of Experimental Biology that coked-up bees are much more enthusiastic about helping other bees find food.

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December 17, 2008

Bee experts look at breeding-in varroa resistance

Posted by eivindm @ 7:55 pm
North America

Nearly every agricultural crop or livestock line has been improved by cross-breeding, resulting in plants and animals that are disease- or insect-resistant and more productive.

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November 26, 2008

Tiny Radio Tags Offer Rare Glimpse into Bees’ Universe

Posted by eivindm @ 9:51 pm
Pest and diseases

What’s causing the unprecedented decline of millions of honeybees? This mystery has been vexing some of the world’s best scientists ever since U.S. beekeepers began noticing enormous numbers of their bees dying off or vanishing for no apparent reason several years ago.

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November 1, 2008

From Frogs to Honeybees

Posted by eivindm @ 7:44 pm
Pest and diseases

“It could be an indication that something has changed in the environment. If that’s so, it will not be the first time wildlife species have acted as environmental sentinels.”

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October 28, 2008

Bees: a crystal ball for telling the present, not the future

Posted by eivindm @ 7:19 pm
Behavior Health

Blowing into a glass bubble that holds buzzing bees sounds a little kooky. But according to Portugue

se artist Susana Soares, doing so could help detect disease and monitor fertility cycles.

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October 25, 2008

Professor wins grant to study bees

Posted by eivindm @ 9:21 pm
North America Pest and diseases

The University was one of 17 colleges awarded a $4.1 million grant to investigate the sudden decline of Georgia honey bee populations.

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October 23, 2008

Paradoxical findings deepen the CCD mystery

Posted by eivindm @ 6:32 pm
Pest and diseases

Vita urges beekeepers to become more proactive to prevent bee deaths

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October 15, 2008

Nanocoating Protects Beehives

Posted by eivindm @ 6:38 pm
North America

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. announced today that the Company has launched a new patented product for the agricultural market which has been proven to provide a solution to the growing crisis that threatens 15 billion dollars worth of crops in the US and billions more worldwide. Failure to halt this decline has the potential to decimate agriculture and triple food prices.

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October 10, 2008

Kitchen honey better at healing burns than standard NHS treatments

Posted by eivindm @ 6:57 pm
Health

Treating a burn with honey from the kitchen cupboard may promote faster healing than a surgical dressing.

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Scientists breeding better bees

Posted by eivindm @ 6:51 pm
Biology North America

An enhanced-line honey bee stock developed by University of California, Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, that crosses her bee line “New World Carnolians” with “Old World” Carnolians from Germany, shows genetic promise in aiding the troubled bee industry, research reveals.

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