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Chemistry World
April 22, 2015
Michael Gross |
Bees 'prefer' neonicotinoid-laced nectar Bees may prefer to feed on nectar contaminated with neonicotinoids, so their exposure could be higher than previously assumed.   |
Chemistry World
October 21, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Neonicotinoids let virus thrive in bees Scientists in Italy believe they have found a molecular trigger by which neonicotinoid pesticides may harm colonies of honeybees. |
Chemistry World
April 21, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Insecticide studies provide clues to bees' disappearance A rapid analytical technique could facilitate more extensive studies of the reasons for the worldwide decline in bee populations. Studies using the method suggest insecticides used to coat crop seeds may be partly to blame. |
Chemistry World
May 7, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
US moves in different direction on pesticides As the EU introduces a two-year moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides over concerns that they are decimating bee populations, the US government appears headed in a different direction. |
Chemistry World
April 30, 2013
Laura Howes |
Europe to ban controversial pesticides Three neonicotinoid insecticides are to be banned from use on crops that attract bees for two years in the EU. This follows a vote by member states yesterday. |
Chemistry World
April 5, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Controversial pesticides down but not out The US Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by environmental groups and beekeepers over the use of a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids. The European Food Safety Agency also issued a report highlighting several risks posed to bees. |
Chemistry World
May 27, 2015 |
US targets neonicotinoid use in pollinator plan The White House has unveiled a strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators that aims to revisit neonicotinoid insecticide use. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2013
Mark Peplow |
Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence There are opportunistic infestations that gain a foothold in hives where bees are already weakened by some other factor. Could that factor be pesticides? A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that neonicotinoid pesticides could indeed be responsible for colony collapse disorder. |
Chemistry World
December 23, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Fears over pesticide link to fetal brain harm Europe's food safety body has recommended that guidance levels for acceptable exposure to two neonicotinoid insecticides be reduced until further research is conducted on the harm they may cause to unborn children's developing nervous systems. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
EPA pushes pesticide labels to protect bees The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit the use of some neonicotinoid products where bees are present in an effort to protect the health of pollinators. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2015
Anthony King |
Wildflowers serve as reservoir for controversial pesticides The pollen and nectar of wildflowers can contain higher levels of neonicotinoid insecticides than nearby crops, according to a new study. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2014
Simon Hadlington |
Spider venom pesticide 'harmless to bees' A pesticide based on the venom of a spider, which is toxic to nuisance insects such as aphids and caterpillars, appears to be harmless to honeybees. |
National Gardening
Amy Bartlett Wright |
The Other Pollinators Many fascinating creatures do the essential work of transporting pollen. |
Wired
May 22, 2007
Greta Lorge |
Can a Tiny Microphone Save the Bees -- and the Food Supply? An entomologist at the University of Montana, has decided to wire this hive because he believes it's in the early stages of "colony collapse disorder," a syndrome that has caused the deaths of billions of bees nationwide -- and baffled scientists. |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
Native bees Encourage native bees for improved pollination... |
Chemistry World
May 31, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize. |
National Gardening
Marla Spivak |
Keeping Honeybees A beehive in the garden ensures a good seed crop and fresh honey for the table |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies. |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
Alan Bjerga |
U.S. Queen Bees Work Overtime to Save Hives Although beekeepers are pumping up the number of honey bees, Colony Collapse Disorder still threatens $15 billion in agriculture. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: The Butterfly Effect A dramatic and mysterious collapse in honey bee colonies could effect more than just the higher-end, natural food stores. If things get bad enough, we could see a trickle-down effect everywhere from Hershey to Wal-Mart. |
Chemistry World
July 19, 2013
Laura Howes |
EU to ban fipronil From 31 December 2013, European farmers will not be allowed to use the pesticide fipronil on maize or sunflowers. Some seeds can still be treated if the crops are sown in greenhouses or the crops harvested before flowering. |
Chemistry World
February 5, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU proposes neonicotinoid pesticide ban The European Commission has proposed suspending the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides on any agricultural crops that attract bees, populations of which have steadily declined in recent decades. |
Chemistry World
September 13, 2007
Victoria Gill |
Bees Tell Their Life Story with Perfumes Researchers have now shown how male orchid bees are able to tell their own tale by collecting and storing fragrances. |
Chemistry World
August 28, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Neonicotinoids present in many US streams The US Geological Survey is pushing for new research into how these controversial pesticides affect marine organisms and those animals that feed on them. |
Chemistry World
April 30, 2007
Michael Gross |
Deadly Beetles Intercept Bee's Warnings The small hive beetle invades colonies of the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) but not of the African strain. Researchers in the US have now found that the bee's very own chemical alarm signal plays an important role in the beetle's success. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011
Sarah C.P. Williams |
The Buzz on Bee Viruses Technology designed for human viruses is helping solve a bee riddle. |
Fast Company
September 2009
Anne C. Lee |
A Taste of the Honey Business The bees of America have been working hard all summer: To make a pound of honey, they have to fly the equivalent of eight roundtrips between New York and Paris. Now it's time to enjoy the fructose of their labor. Have a taste of the facts and figures on honey. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2011
Paul Wallich |
Beehackers Beekeeping engineers bring cheap widgets to a 19th-century craft. |
