Disease threat to bees comes under the microscope at college

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, Europe | Posted on 04-01-2010

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A parasitic disease threatening honey bees was among 11 research topics tackled recently by lecturers at Moray College.

The £3,000 study into varroasis was one of the college’s first small research projects necessary to gain university status.

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Protecting Honeybees with Frog Eggs

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 11-12-2009

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Ground-breaking discoveries by Michigan State Univ. researchers could help protect honeybees from deadly parasites that have devastated commercial colonies.

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Outbreak of deadly bee mite ‘inevitable’

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 30-11-2009

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There is a very good reason why the honey produced by Australia’s bees is considered to be among the world’s cleanest and most delicious.

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NZ honey bees under new threat

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 30-10-2009

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New Zealand honey bees are under new threat from the varroa destructor mite following reports of resistance to treatment in the Auckland area.

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VIDEO: Big Island Beekeepers vigilant for varroa mite

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 27-10-2009

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The UH Honeybee Varroa Project took a break from searching for feral hives on Friday to look at the managed hives of local beekeepers.

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VIDEO: Wild honeybee colonies studied in Hawaii

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 25-10-2009

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Feral beehives in Kehena in the Puna region of the Big Island of Hawaii were tagged and studied by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa on Friday.

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Fungus-based product may knock varroa mite for six

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Australia, NZ, Oceania, Diseases and pesticides | Posted on 22-10-2009

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Ruakura Plant and Food Research scientist Dr Mark Goodwin developed a metarhizium fungus-based product which is effective against the bee-killing varroa mite.

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Federal measure contains millions of dollars for Hawaii’s agriculture industry

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 10-10-2009

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The U.S. House has approved the House-Senate Conference report on the 2010 agriculture appropriations bill.

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Reseachers say varroa mite spread on Big Island on Hawaii is inevitable

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 23-09-2009

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In just over a year’s time, the varroa mite, a parasite that kills honeybees, has spread from the Hilo Bay area north to Onomea and south to Pahala, researchers say.

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Turning the tide for Alberta beekeepers

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 12-09-2009

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The 2009 Bee Winterkill Survey confirmed the trouble Alberta beekeepers have had for the past three years with the failure of readily available pest control for varroa mites, presence of a new parasite species; Nosema ceranae, and unusual cold winter followed by cold spring.

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