Bumblebee Size
When it comes to bumblebees, does size matter? While honey bee workers are all the same size, that’s not true for bumblebees. Scientists aren’t…
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Bumblebee Production in Turkey
Bombus bees are produced in laboratories to be used in greenhouses With the ‘bombus bee’ project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, in…
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No Bumblebees in Greenhouse
“No bumblebees in our greenhouse” As more and more growers turn to environmentally friendly methods, bee pollination has become a popular choice. However, at…
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Sunflowers Make Bumblebees Poop
Sunflowers make Bumblebees poop—a lot. Here’s why that’s good. Story by Elizabeth Anne Brown Bumblebees and other pollinators face many threats, including pesticide exposure, climate change,…
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Bumblebees Play with Balls
Astonishing Experiment Shows Bumble Bees “Play” With Objects By QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON First-ever study shows that bumble bees ‘play’. The experiment, in which…
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Bumblebees Considered Fish in California
‘Bad Precedent’ in Allowing Bumblebee Species to be Considered Fish Brian German Ag News Director, AgNet West The California Supreme Court has denied a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Ambitious Strategies to Combat Pests and Disease in Organic Agriculture.
Mesotunnels, like those pictured here, are composed of nylon mesh fabric suspended on hoops placed about 42 inches over the ground. The management technique…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – COL0SS at Apimondia Elects Officers, and, Bumblebee Males Make Bumblebee Queens Blind, For A While.
The 15th Conference of the COLOSS honey bee research association has now concluded at the Université Laval bureau in Montréal, Canada. The meeting was…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Research Demonstrates a Highly Sensitive Approach that Will Improve Pesticide Evaluation BEFORE it Gets Released.
British scientists are urgently calling for stricter regulations on pesticides after finding that they are affecting genes in bumblebees. Research led by Queen Mary…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – We Need to Think not Just about Honey Bees but Wild Bumblebees and other Pollinators when Considering the Impact of Pesticides.
By: Cyrus Moulton WORCESTER – You may have heard about honeybee loss and colony collapse disorder. But a new study from Worcester Polytechnic Institute finds that wild…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Sunflower Pollen Seems to Cause Real Problems for Nosema Ceranae. That’s Good.
Alan Harman Honey bees fed a diet of sunflower pollen show dramatically lower rates of infection by a specific pathogen. (Photo: Jonathan Giacomini, NC…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The More of Some Pesticides Bees Eat, The More They Like Them.
Imperial College London Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Sulfoximine-Based Insecticides May Harm Bees as Much as Those They are to Replace.
By: Marlowe Hood A new class of insecticide—’can have a negative impact on the reproductive output of bumblebee colonies’ A new class of pesticides…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bumble Bees and Hummingbirds are Being Exposed to Neonicotinoids and Other Pesticides.
Alan Harman Bumble bees and hummingbirds are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex, Canadian researchers report….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Exposure of Hummingbirds and Bumble Bees to Pesticides.
New research reveals that hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex. The…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Hundreds and Hundreds of Bumble and Other Bees Killed on Linden Trees in Virginia.
There was a Linden tree associated kill event in Reston, VA this week. Table below documents the species involved (Sam Droge did all the identifications)…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Computer Simulation Program from UK Predicts Colony Development with Exposure to Pesticides, and More.
The many threats facing bumblebees can be tested using a virtual safe space created by scientists at the University of Exeter. Bumble-Beehave…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bumblebee Queens Have It Tough After Being Exposed To Neonic Pesticides.
Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to neonics, putting them at risk of extinction, Canadian researchers report. University of…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Detroit’s abandoned city lots and vacant land provide lots of space and a safe place to be for pollinators.
The tens of thousands of abandoned properties, both standing and razed, mean Detroit has become home to more of the native bumblebees than…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Neonic pesticides threaten wild bees’ spring breeding, study finds
University of Guelph Credit: Dara Stanley Neonicotinoid pesticides hinder wild queen bumblebee’s reproductive success, according to a new University of Guelph study. The study…
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