By , on January 26th, 2012

Routes of Pesticide Exposure for Honey Bees Living Near Agricultural Fields

In the January 2012 issue of PLoS One, an online science journal, a report is published that describes in more detail the routes of exposure for honey bees for neonicotinoid insecticides, which are widely used and highly toxic to …

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By , on January 11th, 2012

A New Honeybee Parasite Discovered

This is what the little bugger looks like.

With all of the stressors which honeybees have recently found themselves up against, it looks like a new parasite has established itself in North American bee colonies. Scientists from several California institutions have released the results of studies that indicate …

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By , on November 9th, 2011

Killing Bees With Kindness

Here is an interesting research article posted on PLoS ONE, a respected on-line scientific journal.  The article discusses the effects with the honey bee when oxytetracycline, a common antibiotic used in hives, systemically combines with commonly used acaricides (coumaphos and …

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By , on September 11th, 2011

Effects of Nosema on Honey Bee Behavior and Physiology

What is Nosema apis? What is Nosema ceranae?  What can they do to your bees?

This review by Zachary Huang was published jointly in American Bee Journal (September issue, 2011) and Bee Culture (Sept, 2011).

In addition, it was published …

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By , on August 5th, 2011

2010-2011 National Honey Bee Pests and Diseases Survey Report

Executive Summary

 The 2010 Limited National survey, focusing on 13 states, was performed to expand and augment the baseline pest and pathogen data collected from the pilot study conducted in 2009. It is the most comprehensive U.S. honey bee

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