Colorado Native Bee Study
Colorado launches study on native pollinators New state law calls for research; insects important for agriculture and ecology By Jim Mimiaga Journal staff writer…
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Lack of Genetic Diversity
Honey bee populations of the USA display restrictions in their mtDNA haplotype diversity Mohamed Alburaki1*, Shayne Madella1, Jillian Lopez1, Maria Bouga2, Yanping Chen1 and Dennis vanEngelsdorp3 1USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory,…
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AI Tracks Pollinators
AI can track bees on camera. Here’s how that will help farmers Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential…
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CA Teen’s Bee Memory Research
A California Teen’s Research on Bees’ Memory Is Helping Avert Colony Collapse Disorder By The 74 With the help of a local beekeeper, San Jose’s…
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Different Effects of Pesticides
Different effects of pesticides on transcripts of the endocrine regulation and energy metabolism in honeybee foragers from different colonies Verena Christen Scientific Reports volume 13, Article number: 1985 (2023)…
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Low Genetic Diversity in Bees
DNA Research Finds Low Genetic Diversity Among U.S. Honey Bees For media inquiries contact: Autumn Canaday, (202) 669-5480 U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the…
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Honey Bee Incubator
Honey Bee Heat Warms Up Fellow Pollinators for Early-Season Blooms By Paige Embry Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are the go-to pollinator for early-blooming fruit…
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‘Fairy’ Robot for Pollination
Light-controlled flying ‘fairy’ robot could be adapted for artificial pollination Professional Engineering A tiny flying device can be controlled by light thanks to stimuli-responsive…
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Parasitic Mites’ Biting Rate
Parasitic Mites’ Biting Rate May Drive Transmission Of Deformed Wing Virus In Honey Bees By Eurasia Review Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that can…
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Cold Storage for Almond Bees
Almond Update: Cold Storage for Bees Becoming More Popular Using cold storage to house bee colonies in the winter is not a new practice…
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Lab-Kept Honey Bees
UNIVERSITY of MARYLAND A drop in longevity for lab-kept honey bees could help explain colony losses and lower honey production in recent decades….
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Northern Giant Hornet
Giant Queen Murder Hornet from China in 2004 Responsible for Invading Europe [Study] By Louise Franco A giant queen murder hornet which arrived from China…
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Gene Editing – Pollinators at Risk
Use of gene-edited organisms in wild could put pollinators at risk Experts urge caution over new biotech By AFP Dozens of scientists, experts and…
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Global Managed Honey Bee Stats
Uptrend in global managed honey bee colonies and production based on a six-decade viewpoint, 1961–2017 Bernard J. Phiri, Damien Fèvre & Arata Hidano Scientific Reports volume 12,…
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First Honey Bee Vaccine
US Approves World’s First Honeybee Vaccine Against the Deadly Hive Bacteria By Louise Franco A honeybee vaccine, meant to protect honeybees against the deadly hive…
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Honey Bee DNA Footprints
Following insect footprints to improve crop resilience and monitor pollinator biodiversity Bees and other insects leave behind tiny ‘footprints’ of environmental DNA on plants…
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Delivering RNAi
Honey bee functional genomics using symbiont-mediated RNAi Patrick J. Lariviere, Sean P. Leonard, Richard D. Horak, J. Elijah Powell & Jeffrey E. Barrick Abstract Honey…
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EAS Call for Research Proposals
Lou Naylor, Chairman EAS Foundation for Honey Bee Research Call for Proposals, 2023 The EAS Foundation for Honey Bee Research is a competitive grant…
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Short Exposure to Habitat
A short exposure to a semi-natural habitat alleviates the honey bee hive microbial imbalance caused by agricultural stress June Gorrochategui-Ortega, Marta Muñoz-Colmenero, Marin Kovačić,…
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Pollen Placement on Bats
How plants make sure their pollen gets delivered to the right place By CAROLINE EDWARDS Bees, butterflies, and bats are important for plant reproduction because…
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