Outreach seeks to reduce pesticide risk to pollinators
When bees died as a result of improper pesticide application at a department store parking lot a few years ago, it made national news and raised concerns about the ...
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Severe wildfires give a boost to native bees
The hottest flames may bring the most sting when it comes to native bee numbers, according to researchers in Oregon. “We basically found that there were both ...
Feed a Bee program reaches 50-state milestone
Feed a Bee, the national pollinator forage initiative by Bayer, has reached its goal of awarding grants supporting diverse forage for pollinators in all 50 states. ...
Study: States outdo Congress in pollinator conservation laws
States are passing more legislation relating to pollinator conservation than the federal government, researchers found, but they say more laws are needed. In a ...
For bee abundance, look to Beehive State
If you’re looking for bees, look no further than the Beehive State. Utah has more bee species than most states in the nation, researchers found. One out of every ...
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 ...
Beneficial insects may be declining
Beneficial flying insects such as native bees, moths, butterflies and others seem to be less abundant than usual, while pests such as mosquitoes, disease carrying ...
Scientists find 27 new bee viruses
Ever since the demise of bee colonies worldwide came to conservationists’ attention over a decade ago, the effort to better understand diseases afflicting bees ...
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 ...
Habitat islands can help bees amid intensive agriculture
Intensive agriculture isn’t necessarily bad for bees, researchers have found, as long as they have habitat islands with high plant biodiversity. In a study in ...