New moth species named for Icarus
Did a newly-discovered moth species fly too close to the sun? Researchers named the insect, which flies in the high country of the American West, for the Greek ...
Pollinators
Putting a number to bee habitat
When Rick Johnstone went about improving bee habitat in a utility easement at Maryland’s Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, he could see the difference taking place on the ...
How well are we safeguarding bee species?
The following is adapted from an article previously published by Bayer. For more than 20 years, pesticide safety testing has included a battery of tests on the ...
Climate change threatens Arizona’s mason bees
Mason bees are critical pollinators in the high deserts of Arizona, but climate change may drive them out of these and other warm regions as temperatures climb. ...
Grants create habitat for pollinators
Tagen Baker’s organic farm in California is bustling with life. It’s not just the historic acres of walnut trees on the property, or the fields of lavender, or ...
California program offers lesson in the buds and the bees
In California, bees are critical to the success of almonds and other crops, but the massive acres of farmland those crops grow on can be important to bee health, ...
15-year-old beekeeper wins Bayer Young Beekeeper Award
Jake Reisdorf has a sweet life for a high school freshman. After school, the Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, resident walks downtown to tend to Carmel Honey Company, ...
Hive scales point to North Carolina bees’ nectar sources
A year ago, beekeepers throughout North Carolina outfitted their apiaries with hive scales provided by the Bayer Bee Care Program. In a growing initiative, these ...
Sick bees choose healthier food sources
Sick bees tend to consume higher-quality pollen compared to healthy bees, according to new research. In a study published in Microbial Ecology, researchers were ...
Bayer’s “Feed a Bee” funds Illinois college prairie
For over two years, a small liberal arts college in the suburbs of Chicago has been converting its campus to native prairie to nourish ecologically vital ...