Bees

RESEARCH ARTICLE First published: 23 February 2020 Abstract Threats to bee pollinators such as land use change, high pesticide risk and reduced floral diet diversity are usually assessed independently, even though they often co‐occur to impact bees in agroecosystems. We established populations of the non‐native mason bee Osmia cornifrons at…

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We governed nations hit by the Ebola crisis. We must tackle disease outbreaks, but also their root causes. Human health and the health of ecosystems are inseparable. Serious outbreaks have been linked to a loss in biodiversity. Credit: Miss Helena. The rapid rise of disease caused by a new coronavirus…

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php Economist Dr. Gary Shilling says the global economy was already in a recession before the coronavirus pandemic started. Shilling expects this recession to run at least through the end of the year and says the stock market is probably far and away from the bottom. Shilling thinks one of…

1 INTRODUCTION Interactions between species are the foundations of ecological communities. Ontogenetic stages affect the role that individuals of a species play within a community (Miller & Rudolf, 2011; Nakazawa, 2015). For example, plants gradually develop from seedling through pre‐reproductive and reproductive stages, to eventually senesce and die (Boege &…

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Lydia Ezenwaka,  Ismail Rabbi,  Joseph Onyeka,  Peter Kulakow,  Chiedozie Egesi x Published: April 2, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231008 AbstractCassava green mite is the most destructive dry-season pest in most cassava production areas. The pest is responsible for cassava fresh root yield losses of over 80%.…

By Debra NortonSpecial to the StarThu., April 2, 2020timer4 min. readOur new relationship with our homes — and life indoors — is reflected in a desire for surroundings that are meaningful and mindful, Etsy reveals in its spring 2020 trend report for home decor.“Our homes should provide us with a…

The sorry plight of the bumblebee A welcome distraction from the Coronavirus crisis came this week from a most unlikely source. Over the wall at the back of my Bangkok abode there is a drainage ditch which also hosts a couple of trees providing welcome shade for the rear of…

BEFORE THE WEEKS got darker, Ken Greene and I had planned a chat about a sunny subject: sunflowers. Ken is co-founder of Hudson Valley Seed Company and also of the nonprofit called Seedshed, and though he and I did get to do some sunflower dreaming, we first veered into how…

We love to hate wasps, but they pollinate flowers, kill off pests and their venom might even help us treat cancer Life 18 March 2020 By Richard Jones Many people equate “wasps” with these yellow-and-black insects, but there are over 100,000 specieslessy doang/getty imagesEVERYBODY loves bees. They are celebrated for…